Sauerkraut in mason jar

Check for 24 hours. Working one handful at a time pack the sauerkraut into the mason jar using your fist to tamp the cabbage in tightly.

When fermenting in a mason jar inserting a smaller jelly jar filled with rocks or marbles in the mouth of the larger jar serves the same purpose.

Sauerkraut in mason jar. When making sauerkraut in a crock you usually place a weighted plate over the cabbage to pack it down and keep it submerged. When fermenting in a mason jar inserting a smaller jelly jar filled with rocks or marbles in the mouth of the larger jar serves the same purpose. Place massaged cabbage into wide mouth mason jars.

Place a weight on top of cabbage i use pickle pebbles but you can also just use a smaller mason jar filled with dried beans cover jars with cheesecloth. Check for 24 hours. Ferment for 3 10 days.

Remove cheesecloth replace with mason jar lids. Working one handful at a time pack the sauerkraut into the mason jar using your fist to tamp the cabbage in tightly. Continue to do this until the jar is 75 85 full.

There should be quite a bit of liquid by the time the jar is filled. Top off the jar with additional brine from the massaging bowl. Because this method involves making sauerkraut in a sealed jar if it warms up too much the cabbage will ferment more rapidly produce more gas and might become too pressurized you don t want your jars to explode so be sure to keep your sauerkraut cool.