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• Posted in thread: Home brewer Sauerkraut? on 09-17-2012 at 01:28 AM
  It was 5 weeks without looking in crock and not adding brine. It was RANK smelling when I did
  look.I scrape off the scum when the kraut starts to stink. I'm then good for a few days until I
  scrape if ...

• Posted in thread: Home brewer Sauerkraut? on 09-13-2012 at 01:50 PM
  My first attempt with grocery store cabbage did not work for some reason, it just didn't seem
  to want to ferment, even though I had added whey. I'm wondering if it was GMO cabbage I had
  gotten, and ma...

• Posted in thread: Home brewer Sauerkraut? on 09-12-2012 at 01:32 PM
  Hi folks, I've been making kraut for several years now. A friend of mine and I make about
  800lbs a year. I use only late cabbage, I seem to get a better tasting kraut. I've never had
  any trouble getti...

• Posted in thread: Home brewer Sauerkraut? on 10-13-2011 at 05:12 PM
  you may hollow out a head of cabbage and put it in with your cabbage to ferment. I just bury
  mine in the kraut. It makes a great head of cabbage to use for Halupki (pigs in a blanket).

• Posted in thread: Home brewer Sauerkraut? on 10-13-2011 at 05:10 PM
  So pretty much anything like carrots, garlic, birds eye chilies etc...?Also in terms of mold
  what is normal? any care to post some pics?I will take some pics for you tonight. I know mine
  is molding. I...

• Posted in thread: Home brewer Sauerkraut? on 10-11-2011 at 12:28 AM
  I normally make about 500lbs of kraut per year. I use food grade 5 gal buckets. Invest in a
  cabbage cutter, preferably a 3 blade cutter. It makes cutting cabbage easy and uniform. I used
  3T of canning...