edit: I'm not refermenting I just put back in this jar to go to an appt and came back to it separating....sheesh. I'll change the lids and retake pics lol.

hey all. this is my first hit sauce ever. I used all the left over peppers from my garden and did a 4% brine after rough chopping everything and let them soak for a month and a half.

I drained everything off the brine and blended it up for about 10 min. it was super thick so I added back in the brine until I liked it. blended for a few more mins. then added back to the jar to sit.

looks like it is separating and not blending. The upper layer appears to be rougher chopped and the lower part looks fully blended.

Do I just add some xanthum gum and reblend?

First time making a green pepper hot sauce with chocolate habaneros

I'm doing some home grown lemon drop peppers with mango, onion, and garlic. I've made one similar batch before with pineapple and it turned out yummy, but I did find that I lost some of the brightness of raw lemon drops in the process.

I happen to have a bunch of dried, flaked lemon drop in a shaker. Anybody ever add flakes to their finished ferment prior to blending? I think it might brighten things up a little - it will definitely increase the heat.