Fermentation Crock

[SmokinEdge]

Drug this home today. I’m excited. Everything else I do, it seems, takes time so why not dive into fermentation. Question for you who are well versed in these pots, can I fill this a quarter full or half full of say cabbage? Or do I have to fill it full?

 

[Brokenhandle]

Cabbage? Heck I thought it was your new beer mug... but you can only have just one! Lol, just kidding. Sorry I can't be any help for your serious question

Ryan

 

[SmokinEdge]

Cabbage? Heck I thought it was your new beer mug... but you can only have just one! Lol, just kidding. Sorry I can't be any help for your serious question

Ryan

Lol. Would make a good one. It even has a spill proof drinking lip. Just no handle. Guess I’ll just pack it with the cabbage and forget the barley. Lol

 

[daveomak]

Fill it however you like... Get some of those "stones" to keep it submerged and you are golden....

 

[SmokinEdge]

Fill it however you like... Get some of those "stones" to keep it submerged and you are golden....

Thank you Dave. It came with stones. I’ve read your posts from when you first started fermenting. I am excited to start.

 

[doongie]

I have had one of those for quite a few years now, love it!.

Fill level is not relevant, as long as the vegetables are submerged.

The stones will discolor with red cabbage, but that’s not an issue either as long as you wash them.

 

[SmokinEdge]

More cabbage going in. This time laced with onion and garlic with just a little fresh ground pepper.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Make some PA coal region soupy sausage and keep them in the crock full of grape seed oil.
Its a Poli recipe.

 

[SmokinEdge]

Make some PA coal region soupy sausage and keep them in the crock full of grape seed oil.
Its a Poli recipe.

very interesting idea. I like it!
So I looked up the recipe. It calls for two different starter cultures. One is F LC, but the other is T-D-66, I have no experience with this particular culture. It has L. Plantarum and S. Carnosus I cannot seem to locate any T-D-66 on line and no other cultures contain L. Plantarum. Any suggestions there? Thanks

 

[BGKYSmoker]

I used flc and tspx. td66 is been out of production for while