Do You Need To Sterilize Jars For Fermenting
Open crocks and water-sealed crocks.
Do you need to sterilize jars for fermenting. Just so do you need to sterilize jars for fermenting. I find the best way is to sanitise jars is in the oven. So you can relax.
CC0 Public Domain Pixabay - Photomix If youve never tried fermenting your own vegetables before youre probably imagining all the ways it could go wrong. Its really simple you just need to put in the effort. How do you use a stoneware crock.
Wash the jars in hot soapy water then rinse well. Some people boil them in water for 10 minutes which is ok but it does have a drawback in that you are limited to however many jars you can fit into your pan at a time. In a closed system like the FARMcurious Fermenting Set or other airlock system a weight is generally not needed because the airlock keeps the environment oxygen-free and safe from contamination of yeast and mold.
Place your standard mason jar lid on the jar and secure it. The jars need to be sterilized because the ferments sit there for a week or more and that environment needs to be as clean as possible. Yes I have had ferments go bad only about four times in about six years.
The controversy around the canning jar method is that it doesnt seal well enough to remove the oxygen creating an. Start small and work your way up Rome wasnt built in a day. I often make fermented vegetables using a canning jar with a lid but there are many methods and vessels you can use to make cultured vegetables.
Remove the standard mason jar lid. You need everything as clean as possible so that bad bacteria doesnt grow and ruin all your hard work. Place your fermentation weight in the jar making sure to submerge all of the pepper pieces and weight fully in the liquid.