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My kraut went from perfect to a total mess in under 48 hours because I didn't keep everything submerged.
I got lazy and left a big piece of cabbage above the brine, and by the next morning it was covered in a fuzzy white mold that spread fast, ruining a whole 2-gallon crock I'd been working on for a week.
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jenkins.reese10d ago
My buddy lost five gallons of pickles the same way last fall.
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uma_martinez9d ago
My cousin's batch of dilly beans went the same route, @jenkins.reese. She had them on a high shelf that got direct afternoon sun, and the heat just cooked them into mush. All that vinegar and dill, wasted.
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mila_brown103d ago
Hot take: Submerge or suffer.
That fuzzy white mold is the worst. It spreads so fast, like it was just waiting for you to slip up. I've lost a batch of peppers the same way, just one floaters and the whole jar was done for. It feels so bad after putting in all that work. Gotta weigh that stuff down like your life depends on it.
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