Reddit reviews Fermentation Kit for Wide Mouth Jars - 4 Airlocks, 8 Silicone Grommets, 4 Stainless Steel Wide mouth Mason Jar Fermenting Lids with Silicone Rings (4 Set, Jars Not Included)

Start with a small batch just to make sure you like it. Chop up the habaneros, and put them in a quart-size mason jar. If you want to add other things like garlic, onions or the like, feel free. Or just straight habaneros. Now, make a brine - take 975 grams of distilled water and 25 grams of kosher or pickling salt (don't use iodized salt) and mix it together until the salt dissolves. Pour this brine over the peppers, leaving about 2"/4 cm space at the top of the jar. You should have plenty of brine left over, so pour some into a ziploc bag and seal the bag. Put this bag in the jar on top of the peppers, so that it holds the peppers submerged under the brine - you don't want any pieces of pepper floating at the surface, so make sure everything's submerged. Cap the jar (it's a lot easier if you get some lids like this or this), and set somewhere warm (around 70-80F). Within 24-48 hours you'll start to see bubbles and fizzing - fermentation is underway. It usually goes anywhere from a few days to a couple weeks. If you don't have those airlock lids, you'll need to burp the jars a few times a day - just crack them open a little bit to release the pressure. After 2 weeks or so, they should be done. You can then smoke them - take them out of the brine, and pop them into a smoker. Cold or hot smoke - dealer's choice. Fruit wood is best - peach if you can get it, apple otherwise. Smoke them for a few hours, then pop them in your cabinet to dehydrate all the way down and blitz them up into your powder.

I use these. I fill them with vodka instead of water.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075LRMRDQ/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_e5BXDbTNQK6V9

Yeah they're called air locks, there's a few different types to choose from but standard ones look like this!


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075LRMRDQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_3i8RDbD24QD3T

https://www.amazon.com/Fermentation-Kit-Wide-Mouth-Jars/dp/B075LRMRDQ/ref=sr_1_7?crid=FETONNKDKEEN&keywords=fermenting+lids&qid=1568432270&s=home-garden&sprefix=fermen%2Cgarden%2C1028&sr=1-7

Of course they sell them on amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075LRMRDQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_DJ5QDb1BYWFSM

Air locks

This is what I used:


Fermentation Kit for Wide Mouth Jars - 4 Airlocks, 8 Silicone Grommets, 4 Stainless Steel Wide mouth Mason Jar Fermenting Lids with Silicone Rings (4 Set, Jars Not Included) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075LRMRDQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.rnVDb1DB18WK

Like this?

It's done in a couple of different ways -

Some people just loosen the lid to let some of the gas escape, but you always run the risk of letting air in (could cause mold), but it really depends on how long a jar lasts you haha.

For intentional ferments, many folks use lids like this for the process with fermentation weights:
https://www.amazon.com/Fermentation-Kit-Wide-Mouth-Jars/dp/B075LRMRDQ/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=fermentation+lid&qid=1571407118&sr=8-5

Yes I use ball mason jars and dishwasher before each use. As for the lids I’m using these - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075LRMRDQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.Wk5CbB9JYDT6

I used this PLUS weights because I'm an extra idiot.

https://www.amazon.com/Fermentation-Kit-Wide-Mouth-Jars/dp/B075LRMRDQ/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_79_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=N8RJ66PS6EDXG3YSSNZJ

I'm assuming it's airtight. I barely opened it over 2 weeks.

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