Pickle Time in Idaho!

[LargeCarManX2]

Well, I have been wanting to try a fermented pickle type set-up lately. I did some research and came up with the following:

Large gallon Jar, place garlic cloves, onion, grape leaves, in the bottom of jar. Cut ends off pickles, cris-cross ends and stack upright in jar. Fill half way with fresh water. In sauce pan, combine salt, apple cider vinegar, mustard seed, celery seed, red pepper, horse radish, pepper-corn, and cloves. Bring this brine to boil, add a few bay leaves to mixture and poor over pickles filling the jar. Place a piece of bread on top and cover with lid loose. Wait three weeks at room temp and try them out.

Anyone ferment like this before? and what type of pickle fermentation have you done?

 

[bvance554]

I've never heard of this but it sounds interesting. Just to clarify, you used pickles and not cucumbers?

 

[oilboy123]

Sounded good until you got to the bread? What does the bread do? Never made pickles before. Sounds like fun, and I bet they will taste good.

 

[DBMaster]

I thought you had to avoid vinegar when making fermented pickles. Vinegar is a preservative that could hamper the bacterial growth you need for fermentation. Has this recipe worked for you before?

Just curious because I have never tried the fermented route, though, I love fermented pickles - NY half-sours particularly.

 

[LargeCarManX2]

Originally Posted By: bvance554
I've never heard of this but it sounds interesting. Just to clarify, you used pickles and not cucumbers?


Small cucumbers....

 

[LargeCarManX2]

Originally Posted By: DBMaster
I thought you had to avoid vinegar when making fermented pickles. Vinegar is a preservative that could hamper the bacterial growth you need for fermentation. Has this recipe worked for you before?

Just curious because I have never tried the fermented route, though, I love fermented pickles - NY half-sours particularly.


First time....the apple cider vinegar was unfiltered. I believe your right about hampering the fermentation process. Well see how it turns out.

 

[LargeCarManX2]

Originally Posted By: oilboy123
Sounded good until you got to the bread? What does the bread do? Never made pickles before. Sounds like fun, and I bet they will taste good.


The bread just adds yeast into the brewing process and the apple cider was raw unfiltered and only a few cups. This process is not really yummy looking as the bacteria and mold/scum starts to float on the surface.