4-Pack of Fermentation Glass Weights with Easy Grip Handle for Wide Mouth Mason Jars

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Whether you're craving salt, trying to add more live cultured food to your diet or just love fermented foods like sauerkraut, you're in luck! Lacto-fermentation, a process brought on through the presence of lactobacillus, gives fermented foods and drinks their signature tangy and sour taste, but also creates probiotics that aid digestion. Please realize this was one test using somewhat dry sauerkraut and no other vegetables for added moisture.

Use these fermentation tips to keep your ferment safe from the Mold Armies and the Kahm Yeast Armies.My in-depth review of the The Fermentation Lid can be found Kraut Source Fermentation Lid REVIEW [Solid Design].

With loose vegetables – as in pickles, the bubbles easily work there way around the vegetables and rise to the surface. The simplest types of fermentation weights people would of used would have been a plate on top of a open fermentation crock. These 4 or 5-star reviews represent the opinions of the individuals who posted them and do not reflect the views of Etsy.Once ready, screw on the one piece lid and transfer to the refrigerator to slow down the fermentation process. A cabbage leaf – placing a cabbage leaf on top of your ferment and tucking the sides down works well. We will try our best to amend address's where we can but we cannot always guarantee that we will be able to.

To find out which fermentation weights work the best, I rounded up seven popular ones to put to a 28-day test. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Monitor your ferment daily and when you see it bulging above the brine, open the lid and press the contents down with a fork. Handmade Korean Onggi Aging Fermentation Jar / Crock for Kimchi, Gochujang, Makgeolli and Tea - 3 L (0.Please do not subject your Pickle Pebbles to extreme heat changes, like moving from the hot dishwasher to a cold brine, as this generally causes glass to crack. I got one into the jar easily enough but they must be uneven around the edges because no way could I get it out now that my sauerkraut is ready. Soda Fired 3 Quart Ceramic Fermentation Crock- DIY ferment in this rustic handmade pottery crock; weight included, green interior.

However, for a full fermentation and a complete flavor profile, it’s nice to have your ferment below the brine for 3-4 weeks. Please note we sell these both in pairs and also as sin­gles, handy if you need to replace a bro­ken stone.The strikes are over but the service from Royal mail is still as shaky as ever but at the moment they are the best of a bad bunch. The use of fermentation weights ensures the the vegetables that are prone to floating in most cases are kept submerged preventing any spoilage from happening. Not all mishaps will be inedible, but they can greatly change the flavour and make your results unpredictable.