Help!! My kraut smells like alcohol and has a white scum on top!

[Wifezilla]

That's a good idea.

 

[rebecca100]

Okay, that's what I did wrong. Well I am going to dump it since today it now has a definate layer of slimy mold on it. I refrigerated it at one point, then had to take it out because of lack of room and put it in a cabinet that I thought stayed cool over by the ac vent, but it wasn't cool enough I guess. Next time I will keep in in the fridge. Thanks! BTW if it water bath it will it stay good in the cabinets at reg. temps?

 

[keljonma]

Okay, that's what I did wrong. Well I am going to dump it since today it now has a definate layer of slimy mold on it. I refrigerated it at one point, then had to take it out because of lack of room and put it in a cabinet that I thought stayed cool over by the ac vent, but it wasn't cool enough I guess. Next time I will keep in in the fridge. Thanks! BTW if it water bath it will it stay good in the cabinets at reg. temps?

Check post# 61 in the thread below, where I posted canning instructions. Yes, if canned properly, you can store it like any other canned food.

http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1861&p=7

 

[rebecca100]

THANKS!! I really need to get the Kerr and Ball canning books. I had the ball book but lost it and a lot of other really good books in the tornado.

 

[ORChick]

But, if you can it, the heat from processing will kill all the good bacteria that are so helpful in the digestive tract. Your choice, of course, but personally I don't like sauerkraut well enough that I want to just eat it, I want the health benefits

 

[freemotion]

Hey, that's my line!

 

[ORChick]

Hey, that's my line!

 

[me&thegals]

Yep, my sentiment exactly Poor, poor, underappreciated sauerkraut.