Spent $40 on a new airlock for my sauerkraut and it's still bubbling over

Gavin Hernandez · 2026-03-12T06:35:05.403195+00:00

I thought a fancy three-piece airlock would fix my mess problem, but the kraut is just too active. It's been a week and I'm still wiping brine off the counter every morning. Anyone have a good trick for a really vigorous ferment?

leet326mo ago

So you spent forty bucks to avoid a mess and it's still a mess? Sounds like your kraut didn't get the memo about the fancy gear. Maybe @sethadams is onto something with the simple bowl idea, because sometimes the old ways are just smarter. You're basically paying for a fancy straw while the drink is flooding the table. At this point, you might as well just put the whole jar in a big mixing bowl and call it a day.

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jake_walker5mo ago

Man, my buddy's kimchi once blew its lid right off, even with an airlock!

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sethadams6mo ago

Should've just used the old bowl-under-the-jar trick.

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