First jar of sauerkraut is in the 'fridge!

[AnnieBoo]

My first-ever ferment is a success!

I did two mason jars of sauerkraut, they're about 3 weeks old.

We couldn't resist eating some of it, so one jar has now been moved into the 'fridge and is already nearly halfway gone. I'm going to let the other one go another week or so and see how different it tastes.

I've never tasted sauerkraut besides grocery store sauerkraut - oh boy is it different! My husband & I have been just putting it into bowls and eating it as a snack, it's that good.

And maybe I just got lucky, but that was SO easy. Some kind of wonderful magic happened in my cupboard and I will never buy sauerkraut again!

[JohnDulleck]

I share your enthusiasm AnnieBoo! I have done a few jars of sauerkraut so far, and the last two were at 3 and 4 weeks. At 3 weeks it was really delicious and had a very pleasant crunch to it. At 4 weeks the flavor had gotten even better, but I noticed it had lost just a little of its crunchiness, so for me, I think 3-4 weeks is about optimum

And now I have started to experiment a little. I have a purple cabbage kraut with thin slices of onion added that I will be tasting for the first time n a couple of days, and another with green cabbage and thin slices of daikon radish that has been fermenting for just a week.

I am glad you are enjoying your homemade krauts!

[Gutted]

Fermented onion will really stink the place out. lol It will taste okay but while it is fermenting there will be a noticeable smell.

Congratulations on your success AnnieBoo. Have you tried using Red/purple colour Cabbage rather than green? Red/Blue/Black coloured foods have health benefits.

[JohnDulleck]

I was surprised. The cabbage and onion didn't have that much smell. But the cabbage and daikon radish that I started last week has a much stronger aroma. My wife asked if I could move it into the garage.

[AnnieBoo]

Have you tried using Red/purple colour Cabbage rather than green?

That'll be next! For my first shot I figured it would be easier to see the changes in the veggie with green cabbage - I usually do prefer purple cabbage.