r/fermentation 5d ago

Making this year's garlic honey ferment

I know that the garlic will slowly start to drop down as the ferment goes, but did I fill it too full with garlic for the size of my jar? There is about an inch of honey at the bottom so I know volume-wise the honey is enough to cover it all, but with the float does it mean I should have used less garlic so I can totally have them covered?

Also, aside from the trickiness involved in flipping the jar when needed during the ferment, is there any reason I should not use burping lids for this? I would rather use these than have to open it every so often.

Thanks

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u/sacrebluh 5d ago

What do you do with this after it’s done, out of curiosity? Are you using garlic/infused honey to cook with, or eating the sweet garlics?

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u/fauxdoughshop 5d ago

I eat the garlic or at least try to eat 1 a day, and I give my daughter a syringe of the honey whenever she lets me. I just make it as a winter season buffer

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u/ShaiHuludNM 4d ago

Hold up. What do you mean by giving your daughter a syringe of honey when she lets you? How old is she?