How to store homemade sauerkraut?

[Susan in TN]

I believe my crock full of kraut is done - it's been just over 4 weeks. It is a creamy color, slight crunch, very mild sauerkrauty flavor. I didn't find any mold, pink slime, or other weirdnesses that I expected. I've taken a couple of small bites so if I die tonight, we'll know something went very wrong ;).

 

So my major question right now is if I should pack it into jars and fill with the brine, or dump that and use fresh water? It'll be stored in the fridge.

 

P.S. I have some bpa-free plastic freezer containers - would these be OK for storage or should I stick with glass?

[Susan in TN]

I put mine in the freezer.

 

I think I'd store it in the brine.

 

What kind of container do you use?

[justLisa]

I keep mine in 2 liter mason jars in the fridge. It will get more sour the longer they stay but it ferments very slowly in the fridge. Same with pickles. I make naturaly fermented pickles and after a few months they are much more sour.

[justLisa]

 

Can you adopt me? Please?

 

LOL

 

 

Um, yes.

[Susan in TN]

I keep mine in 2 liter mason jars in the fridge. It will get more sour the longer they stay but it ferments very slowly in the fridge. Same with pickles. I make naturaly fermented pickles and after a few months they are much more sour.

 

Mmmmm...I've never made pickles but they sure sound good! Do you make them the same way as the sauerkraut? (I use a 10liter Harsch crock that I got for my birthday :) ) and as long as you're adopting people...

[Snickerdoodle]

Store it in it's brine. That's what will keep it from going rancid. I've stored in mason jars in the fridge covered in it's own brine for more than a year, eaten it and survived. ;)

[unsinkable]

Is "in my mouth" an acceptable answer? LOL

 

I love all things cabbage but I've never made homemade sauerkraut. Sounds de-lish

[justLisa]

Mmmmm...I've never made pickles but they sure sound good! Do you make them the same way as the sauerkraut? (I use a 10liter Harsch crock that I got for my birthday :) ) and as long as you're adopting people...

 

 

Not exactly the same. I use whey to get them going. Next year I'm going to buy one thousand from a farmer because once they are gone it's back to the $7 jar of pickles. Bubbies are THE best pickle ever besides home made

[Guest AlohaTom]

Made a mistake with storage of homemade sauerkraut. Removed it from brine & put it in fridge. Flavor was good but it's fading. The kraut is getting brown. Had some today & can see that it will need to be tossed in a couple of days. Sigh. More on the way, though!

[Miss Mousie]

Store it in it's brine. That's what will keep it from going rancid. I've stored in mason jars in the fridge covered in it's own brine for more than a year, eaten it and survived. ;)

 

I have only made it once, but that's how I stored it, too.  And for just about as long!  I was amazed that it never even lost its crunch.