Place the stones on top of the fermented food in such a way that they distribute the weight evenly across the surface. During the actual process of fermentation, you need to learn your ferments at room temperature. Mine stays on my countertop or a bookshelf. The bacteria need time to establish a colony, and warmer temperatures encourage faster development. Each of these weights has an efficiently, well-designed easy-grip handle for your benefit. Once you�re ready to sample your fermented veg, you can easily grab the weights and lift them out of the jar. Once the fermentation process has been completed, you can hand wash or place these weights into the dishwasher! When they ferment, they release water into the brine solution. So when preparing the jar, it’s recommended to leave at least two to three inches to accommodate this released water. Choosing the right lid is essential for successful lacto-fermentation. Each option has its advantages and disadvantages, so don’t hesitate to experiment to find the one that best suits your needs.

The glass weights with a diameter of 2.7” fit perfectly into a range of jars. Besides that, they are suitable for any wide-mouth mason jar. The handle design at the top makes handing and grasping easy. This product is made from premium quality glass. Being the best in quality, it is both dishwasher and hand wash friendly. Fermentation weight range from simple solutions that can easily be made to work to dedicated products that are designed for the very purpose of keeping your ferments submerged. One of the requirements for successful fermentation is to provide an anaerobic environment to prevent oxidation and mold. Keeping your fruits or vegetables completely submerged in brine or natural juices is the way to achieve that. That bluish, greenish or grayish furry stuff is mold. This image is from a neglected batch of fermented beets.It’s important that you use raw, ORGANIC vegetables. Non-organic veggies might be sprayed with pesticides, and since poison kills living things and ferments are alive, they don’t mix well.

It is recommended to leave the weights for at least 24 hours to dry out on their own completely. Place them under the sunlight and cover them with a transparent lid to protect them from dust particles. When selecting items to use a floaties trap or for fermentation weights in your ferment, there is a whole range of options, some food-safe, some not. It is not ideal for some food-safe items to be used long-term in an acidic environment. Restaurant-grade stainless steel weight chains make a great weight solution to add to your ferments. They easily fit into any size jar and are reusable. More ever, these weight chains are dishwasher and oven safe and double over as pie weights. Food safe stainless steel will not rust or react to the acid created during fermentation. Place the chain in a cheesecloth or reusable cotton bag and place over veggies. Staying Safe A fermentation springrelies upon the pressure from a coiled spring to push your ferment down under the brine. These are being made from high-grade stainless steel.When it comes to fermenting vegetables, there are a variety of fermentation vessels to choose from, and everyone has a favorite. We use salt because most microbes cannot handle too much salt, but our trusty lactobacillus loves low to medium levels of salt. So, by adding salt to our ferments, we kill off anything that we don’t want in our ferments while encouraging our lactobacillus to visit. When the fermentation takes place, water is released from the vegetables even after you’ve dehydrated them previously. Cabbage, cucumber are some of the vegetables which contain the highest water percentage. The ceramic weights ensure that the contents are submerged under the brine to prevent any spoilage. You might feel intimidated to start fermenting, but I hope my simple guide to the basics of fermenting gave you some mental relief. Fermenting for beginners is easy, far easier than most preservation methods.