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A new video every Tuesday: cabbage, cucumbers, kvass and what to do when a jar looks wrong.

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Storing jars through the winter
The cellar shelf, the fridge and how long each batch keeps.
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Beet kvass from the crate
Beetroot, salt and water in a jar, ready in a week.
11:00
Nov 5 · 14:00
Sauerkraut in one big jar
Shred, salt and press a whole cabbage into a three-litre jar.
14:00
Nov 4 · 9:00
Salting by weight, not by hand
Why I put the jar on the scales and how much salt it needs.
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Nov 3 · 8:00
Weights and cloth lids
How I keep everything under the brine, and why the lid is cloth.
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Nov 1 · 7:00
Mould or kahm yeast?
How to tell what is on top of the brine, and what to do.
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