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My cousin's kimchi brine overflow story made me check my own setup

He said his 2 gallon crock bubbled over after 3 days and ruined a cabinet. I realized I've been filling my jars way too full, leaving maybe half an inch of headspace. I checked my current sauerkraut batch and it's already pushing brine up the airlock. From now on, I'm leaving a full two inches clear at the top for the active stage. Has anyone else had a mess because they underestimated how much their ferments expand?

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angela_perry19d ago

Is it really that big of a deal?

the_patricia19d ago

Guess you could call that a science experiment gone wrong (the kind that costs you a security deposit). My kitchen floor learned that lesson the hard way with some over-enthusiastic beet kvass.