During the first week of fermentation, large amounts of water are pulled out of the cabbage cells to create the brine.

THE salt will leach just like it eats concrete sidewalks…some added minerals could be allowable,,,most granites are more or less radioactive ,,,a white to clear quartz could be a good choice as that is pretty well silica. Once you�re ready to sample your fermented veg, you can easily grab the weights and lift them out of the jar. Hand-thrown in finest double-fired glazed pottery, impervious to acids and strong colours, will last for years. Now that you have a way to prevent little pieces of vegetable matter from floating to the surface where the Mold Army can invade, I share some ideas for fermentation weights.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. We recommend avoiding plastic when it comes to food as a general best practice but especially when the food is acidic.

Please do not worry about live cultures please see the guide below for how long they can be in their packaging. Got into pickling during lockdown, and purchased 2 boxes of these “pebbles” to keep the veg submerged in the pickling liquid.

its difficult to get them out with your fingers when its submerged in brine, but if you just grab it with a towel it solves that problem. Please note: we cannot ship to Poste Restante address' and if you would like something sent to a BFPO address please check that whatever you are purchasing is allowed to be sent. Do you wonder if the fermentation weight of your choice will really work, holding your ferment below the brine not just for the first few days, but for 3-4 weeks? At Cultures for Health, we provide durable, non-toxic weights that support your fermenting endeavors. Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out.

I bought 3 of these to use with the 3x 1 litre jars which I also purchased including airlock seals and additional screw lids. Whether you're fermenting sauerkraut, pickles, or kimchi, our weights at Cultures for Health are designed to simplify the process and deliver great results. While a single Pickle Pebble is often enough to keep veggies below the brine, they can also be stacked to provide extra weight.Keeps it down, so long as you have an outside leaf of cabbage as a stopper underneath as most recipes do. If you’re fermenting in a large crock, you will have to overlap a few large cabbage leaves to cover your ferment. Or, if there is a lot of air at the top of your jar or crock, the Kahm Yeast Army is going to invade.

Even if you’re fermenting within a smaller environment like Mason jar you’ll need a weight to keep the produce submerged and that’s frequently where the confusion starts.

When something goes wrong in the fermentation process, the bad bacteria or mold can be absorbed into the porous stones.