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

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STURDY AND EFFECTIVE--Large and heavy enough to keep vegetables submerged below brine for best results mold prevention-better than DIY weights effective than DIY weights.

When I first began fermenting vegetables I tried using cabbage leaves and cups as fermentation weights. The The Fermentation Lid by Kraut Source moves beyond the concept of a weight to hold a ferment in place and instead makes use of downward force applied by a spring. Whether you're fermenting sauerkraut, pickles, or kimchi, our weights at Cultures for Health are designed to simplify the process and deliver great results.The bag can be filled with a small amount of water or brine and when placed in the fermenting jar will conform to the size of the opening. Since I use a lot of repurposed jars with varying mouth sizes I needed a set of fermentation weights with multiple diameter sizes. As this happens, your ferment moves out of the safety of the brine and/or brine can overflow the jar. A plate – when I ferment in a large crock, I place a plate on top of the vegetables, and then a jar filled with water on top of that to hold it down. That's why Masontops created an entire suite of products for fermenting vegetables in Mason jars, including Pickle Pebbles.

Soda Fired 3 Quart Ceramic Fermentation Crock- DIY ferment in this rustic handmade pottery crock; weight included, green interior. Each weight features a small handle that allows you to place and remove them from mason jars effortlessly. The Pickle Pusher by The Ultimate Pickle Jar is made from silicone and is “locked” in place in the neck of your jar. My goal is to elevate the health of one million households by helping each and every one of you learn to safely ferment flavorful foods.

A fermentation springrelies upon the pressure from a coiled spring to push your ferment down under the brine. So one key point for a successful ferment is keep your veggies under the brine and away from the air. We apologize that this will increase postage costs but this is because we have had to switch to fully tracked services as Royal mail do not seem to want to deliver letters or untracked post.

The wire used in the Kraut Source is made from a much lighter gauge than what is used in the Pickle Helix. Please note we sell these both in pairs and also as sin­gles, handy if you need to replace a bro­ken stone. You may have a silicone item in your kitchen that you don’t mind cutting to size for a Floaties Trap. You may find that some of the glass weights are not heavy enough to hold a very active ferment below the brine. Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive.Whilst they may not spoil as easily you want fermentation weights to keep the ferment below the brine and have everything in the jar properly pickled. 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. Through my passion for fermentation, your eagerness to learn the world’s oldest method of preservation and storage, and the help of millions of mighty microbes, we’ll get there.

In 9 TOP Fermentation Lids for Mason Jar Fermentation [HOW AIRLOCKS WORK], I cover the various types of fermentation lids. The 2 glass weight stones hold veg­eta­bles down under the lev­el of the brine, reduc­ing expo­sure to air in the jar. Made from high-quality, non-porous glass, these weights are easy to clean and don't absorb any flavors or odors. I like to use the small jelly jar as a fermentation weight because it is inexpensive, readily available (in North America), keeps things simple for the first-time fermenter and has multiple uses. These recent changes have been implemented by DPD country-wide – they are not specific to Happykombucha parcel deliveries.

There will still be some oxygen in the jar to begin with so they are not foolproof but do you need fermentation weights? This is what I used to keep my ferments below the brine for many years with its drawback being that the surface of the brine is exposed to air.