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Maintenance

Maintenance

What causes fermentation mistakes, and why they happen

What causes fermentation mistakes, and why they happen: soft pickles, hollow cucumbers, dark kraut, and slime all trace back to a short list of causes.

Maintenance

How a small batch of kraut works, from planning to the jar

How a small batch of kraut works, from planning to the jar: a jar-sized ferment moves faster than a crock and needs checking daily. The whole sequence.