4-Pack of Fermentation Glass Weights with Easy Grip Handle for Wide Mouth Mason Jars

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With loose vegetables – as in pickles, the bubbles easily work there way around the vegetables and rise to the surface.

Pickle Pebbles are made of non-iridized soda glass which is completely inert and guarantees that no other substances leach into your ferment. If the vegetables are above the surface of the brine because no fermentation weights are used then they are exposed to oxygen which allow unwanted microorganisms to grow. During the fermentation process, these natural bacteria convert the carbohydrates and sugars in food to an acid which creates an ideal environment for preserving. Please do not subject your Pickle Pebbles to extreme heat changes, like moving from the hot dishwasher to a cold brine, as this generally causes glass to crack. They are particularly useful for ferments that contain lots of very small vegetable debris that are liable to float around traditional weights.The first being that they really only come in two sizes (wide and regular) that only work for mason jars. Please note that even though one of the contenders “dropped out” on Day 7, all of the fermentation weights worked just fine through the crucial first week of fermentation, by which time enough lactic acid has been created and the pH of your ferment is low enough to term it safely fermented.

The Pickle Pebble by MasonTops is made from non-iridized soda glass (the same material glass canning jars are made from), a lead-free material that guarantees nothing will leach into your ferment.Available in 2 Sizes Designed for Wide Mouth or Regular Mouth Mason/Canning Jars (Ball, Kerr, Bernardin, etc. I like bought these as a present for my husband and he loves these, he said that they definitely make his fermenting process much easier, like OMG my husband is really picky with receiving his gifts so I was so surprised when he went absolutely wild for these glass weights.