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c/fermentation-stationthe_tarathe_tara2mo agoProlific Poster

My sauerkraut turned into a science project for a solid month

I was fermenting a big jar of cabbage in my pantry for weeks, but it never got sour. I just kept waiting, thinking it was a slow batch. The tip off was when my friend came over, sniffed the air, and said, 'Dude, that smells like old grass, not kraut.' I checked and realized I never added any salt at the start. Has anyone else ever missed a step that basic and just let it sit there?
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gonzalez.nancy
Salt also keeps the bad stuff from growing, not just for flavor.
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reese86
reese862mo agoTop Commenter
Oh man, brutal. Salt is the whole point.
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taraw16
taraw161mo ago
Yikes, that's rough. I read somewhere that without salt, you're basically just making a weird cabbage swamp for all the wrong microbes.
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