Timeline for How to prevent airlocks to get soaked out when vegetables soak up water
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| May 16, 2023 at 5:23 | comment | added | Sebastian | Right there got in a lot, but as far as I understod it, the gas that is produced pushes out all air and an anerobic medium remains. Anyways, you made a good point that it for sure helps reduces contact with air | |
| May 14, 2023 at 11:23 | comment | added | Sneftel | I think you might not realize exactly what an airlock does for lactic fermentation. The goal is not to keep the contents under vacuum, but to keep the oxygen level down by limiting air circulation. It’s not a problem if a bit of air gets in at some point— after all, plenty got in when you started. | |
| May 14, 2023 at 10:41 | comment | added | Sebastian | What came to my mind as well, is that this type of airlock isn't a rel air-lock as it lets in air. I would think of the type of air-lock that I am using currently but with a longer pipe, so that it can balance out fluctuations without letting in air. The point is, everyone uses this type without a problem apparently and there are even manufactures who sell fermentation vessels with these air-locks. There must be a way how they keep locked. Any idea? | |
| May 7, 2023 at 16:54 | comment | added | Sebastian | Hm. I had much too less overhead space and kept it in a styroporbox that is digitally heat controlled. I doubt it's changing temperature. What I read is that vegetables in the brian release water due to the salt content and that there are different stages, just not sure sure about when they soak up. | |
| May 7, 2023 at 15:31 | comment | added | Sneftel | Changing temperature can always set up a pressure differential; the larger the headspace, the more air moving in/out. Airlocks in lactofermentation are more about keeping oxygen levels down than keeping things sterilised, so it doesn’t much matter. | |
| May 7, 2023 at 15:02 | comment | added | Sebastian | That easy, awesome! Did you notice any point in time when it starts to only flow out? | |
| May 7, 2023 at 9:01 | history | answered | Sneftel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |