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Update: The peppercorns caused the discoloration. To test my theory I added a handful to a cup of water -they leeched a yellowish brown color immediately. Considering there were no other bad signs (smell or texture), I'm pretty confident that they're the cause. >What sweetener did you use in...

Just pulled out a 5lb belly from a 2 week cure. Used this calculator http://www.diggingdogfarm.com/page2.html to do the percentages. I tested a few pieces and it's cured through - however, there's a bunch of translucent yellow spot areas on the flesh. Kind of like the color of gelled chicken...