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SOLID DURABLE. If any spoilage does occur it can ruin a whole batch of your fermenting vegetables.
Fermentation weights keep the fermenting food under the brine.
What to use as fermentation weights. 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. This is the reason keeping your ferments weighed down is important. If any spoilage does occur it can ruin a whole batch of your fermenting vegetables.
You can do this lots of ways with varying degrees of success. Weve tried our fair share of DIY fermentation weight ideas. Weve used plates pebbles rocks veggie chunks jars lids ceramic and whatever else would fit through the top of our fermentation jar.
It was never all that pretty. These weights are designed for fermenting so are made of materials safe to use with your cultured foods such as ceramic or glass. When selecting a fermentation weight compare the size of the fermenting jar mouth included to the diameter of.
Usually used on larger fermenting crocks particularly for sauerkraut a plate can be a handy weight. Choose a glass plate as opposed to a ceramic plate particularly if the ceramic has an area that is unglazed. Ceramic is porous and sometimes ceramic glazes can have heavy metal contaminants which could negatively impact your ferment.
The stone weights in a dedicated fermentation crock do the same job minimizing the krauts contact with the air but the glass weight is one piece instead of two so its a little harder to get them in and out of the jar than it is with a stone weight like the one Leslie linked to. There are versions for either standard-mouth or wide-mouth jars. What do you use for weights.
Posted by 1 year ago. What do you use for weights. So far Ive been using the water bag method but Id prefer something less fiddly and more reusable.
Posted by 10 days ago. What do you use as weights for miso. Im open to buying specialty weights or reliable diy.
Log in or sign up to leave a comment Log In Sign Up. I have successfully used rocks as fermentation weights. I took smooth oval flat river pebbles of various sizes and washed them in the dishwasher effectively sterilizing them.
They fit even into normal sized jars and one or more make a perfect weight to. SOLID DURABLE. The net weight of each glass weight is about 74 oz a lot heavier than others nice weight for ferment which works to hold the expanding ferment perfectly under the brine FOOD GRADE MATERIAL.
They are made from food-grade glass which are lead-free and non-porous so it never absorbs food odors flavors or colors. My Pickle Pebbles range in weight from 505 ounces 142 grams to 560 ounces 159 grams. The Easy Weights 62 ounces 176 grams to 64 ounces 182 grams.
In contrast the set of Luna glass weights I use in my Stone Creek Trading water-sealed fermentation crock weigh almost 29 pounds 1160 grams. Fermentation weights keep the fermenting food under the brine. Some use a saucer with water on top a jar of water or a cabbage leaf tucked over your veggies.
I preferred to purchase glass fermentation weights. I didnt feel as if I had anything that classified as food-grade that I. These glass weights make fermentation so much easier keeping all the food below the fill line no matter the size of your wide-mouth jars.
This is a no-brainer. I run 6 - 10 jars in my fermentation rotation. I purchased 2 complete kits and an extra 4 lids and glass weights.
There are multiple options available when it comes to the types of fermentation weights. Some examples include glass porcelain stone plastic stainless steel and the like. Not everyone is comfortable using a single material for fermenting food.
Sometimes mold has already taken over your ceramic fermentation crock weights and a little elbow grease is required to get them back in working order. Run the weights under hot water and simultaneously scrub off any surface mold with a mild brush like a new toothbrush. Stuff it into the fermenting crock Whether you use an open-crock or a water-sealed crock simply put the veggies and any possible spices into the fermenting crock.
Use a fermenting weight to push the veggies down and make sure to completely cover them with the brine.