Hi,
I've got several mason jars, half full of berries (blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries) and half full of water. I also added some sugar, some lemon juice, and a small amount of salt. It's been just one day and there's no bubbling action. Do I need to just be patient? How long should it take for bubbling to start?
I'm used to fermenting cabbage and it usually starts within 12 hours. I've also fermented other fruits (pears, plums, nectarines and others) and I seem to recall that within a day they were actively bubbling. Could it be that berries are not sweet enough to get fermentation going without a bunch of sugar. I put roughly 2 TBS of organic sugar in each quart jar.
Thoughts?
Thanks.