Appreciation post: My grandma's old pickle jar trick finally made sense

For years, my sauerkraut would get a weird film on top after about a week. I tried using a fancy airlock lid, but it didn't help. Last month, I remembered my grandma just used a clean cabbage leaf and a small glass weight to keep everything under the brine. I tried that with a quart jar, and after 10 days, it was perfect, no film at all. Has anyone else found the simple old ways work better than new gear sometimes?

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nancythomas2mo ago

My kraut always looked like a science experiment.

the_holly2mo ago

Ever see that weird white film on top? I had a jar that looked like a ghost kraut for a solid week.

harper6932mo ago

My buddy's first batch grew a whole fuzzy rainbow on top. He got so scared he threw the whole jar out the back door. Sometimes fermentation just goes real wrong before it goes right.