Hi,
We started fermenting some red cabbage in a 10L crock about two weeks ago. Over the weekend, my husband realized that he had not checked the water seal on the lid in quite some time, and, alas, it was completely dry. The cabbage has been under weights, but the top of the brine looked pretty funky (see photos). Did we ruin our batch?
Thanks for your advice,
Amanda
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Hey Amanda,
Funky but fine!
When you are ready to eat you will skim that off as best you can, there is actually nothing harmless in that funk that you are looking at, taking the weights out carefully as you go will help you to remove all that.
I am positive you will see a beautiful pink kraut underneath. :)
Cheers,
Kirsten