i recently made a lacto-fermented beet kvas (directions: coarsely chop beetroot, add water, salt and whey and allow to ferment in a glass jar, covered, at room temperature for 2 days.) the only alteration i made was to use a stainless steel saucepan as the vessel. i also opened the pan to taste it once or twice before 2 days elapsed. after 2 days, it didn't seem very fermented, so i left it out for 4. it now tastes fermented, sour but pleasant, but i think it may have caused a bit of flatulence. My question is this: how important is it to keep covered these kinds of beverages while fermenting? if you lift the lid a few times to check what's happening does it get spoiled? or if it was spoiled would the taste be so vile that there would be no doubting the fact?
any help would be greatly appreciated.
also, on a seperate point, what is it that makes this kind of fermentation non-alcoholic? what needs to be modified to make it alcoholic?
2007-03-27
11:25:49
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Gavin
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