ben_lee37•1mo ago

After three batches, I'm ditching the fancy fermentation weights.

They just add cost without improving the ferment.

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olivia_perez1mo ago

Yeah, those weights always felt like an extra step for no real gain.

miaprice1mo ago

My cousin in Austin swears by the glass jar method with just a cabbage leaf on top. She's been doing it for years and never had a problem, which honestly surprised me. I tried it once and got a weird film on the surface, so I went back to my little ceramic weights. Guess it depends on your kitchen vibe lol.

river_flores731mo ago

Remember my friend's ferment? No weights, still good.

wadew451mo ago

Good to hear it worked out for @river_flores73, but skipping weights still makes me nervous about mold.