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All great ideas thanks! I havent added any peppers other than the red chili flakes. I think I might try some type of mild pepper and vidalia sweet onions in this next batch! Also may try horseradish leaves instead of bay! Will post the results!

Hello everyone! I am back again for more advice! I just finished my third batch of lacto fermented kirby's. The process works like clockwork and produces beautiful, delicious, and healthy pickles! In each batch I have been using varying amounts of fresh dill, fresh garlic, mustard seeds...

There are much smarter and more experienced people here to help but since I am also a newb and this was my first batch I'll just share that the things I read were most important was not using chlorinated water, not using iodized salt, measuring exactly for brine, and starting off with everything...

Thanks for that tip! I was so excited and happy with outcome I was about to go buy kirbys to start a bigger batch - but I don't want to make too much to consume! I might just plan on doing a couple dozen a month. Where I live kirbys seem to be available all year at the Asian supermarkets. I...

First, Thanks everyone for the replies and advice! Great source of information and confidence booster when I was in doubt. So glad I found this forum! Second, sorry about the size of these photos, didn't mean for them to be so large!

I just transferred to jars to put in fridge and took a couple of photos. I only did about 2 dozen kirbys for this first batch but see many more coming. My local Asian grocery has kirbys on sale this week!

Right answer! thanks!

Thanks for the reply! Yes, I used pickling salt - iodine free, but not sea salt. I have an update! I went ahead a tried one and they are fantastic. They came out exactly as I had hoped. Taste just like pickles you would get out of a barrel at a Deli. I'm just confused why I didn't see any...

Hi all, new here! Been scouring the internet for info and found this terrific forum! I am working on my very first ever batch of fermented pickles and something seems amiss. I followed a pretty consistent recipe I see on the internet. Created a brine of 1 gal distilled water and 1/2 cup...