There are lots of ways to ferment your pickles, salsas, and krauts! Your equipment can be as simple as a glass jar pulled from your neighbour’s recycling bin. However… Sometimes, a good tool makes a job just that more likely of success, and so much more rewarding! That’s why I make and sell fermentation lids for canning jars, and also put them together into kits for beginner fermenters.
Pick up your own Jar Star fermentation lid in person at an upcoming event!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. “What’s in a Fermentation Kit?”
A. The Jar Star Fermentation Kit contains…
- one 500 mL regular mouth (70 mm) glass canning jar with chalkboard label sticker
- a solid metal lid
- a metal ring (screw band)
- a BPA-free plastic lid
- a fun-coloured food-safe silicone grommet (to be installed in plastic lid)
- a natural rubber sealing ring (gasket)
- a 3-piece airlock (body, piston, and vented cap)
- Enough pickling salt to make 3 micro-batches of a healthy fermented pickle
- 3 tested and true recipes to start you on your way
- a collectable Jar Star button magnet
Q. “I already have a lot of canning jars… Can I buy just the Fermentation Lid?”
A. Yes! We also have Jar Star Fermentation Lids ready to go, for those whose homes are already well stocked with jars! These packages are available in your choice of regular (70 mm) or wide mouth (86 mm) lid, and include…
- a BPA-free plastic lid
- a fun-coloured food-safe silicone grommet (to be installed in plastic lid)
- a natural rubber sealing ring (gasket)
- a 3-piece airlock (body, piston, and vented cap)
- a collectable Jar Star button magnet
Q. “How much do the kits and lids cost?”
A. The Jar Star Fermentation Kits are $20, and the Fermentation Lids are $10 (Canadian).
Q. “I’m new to this, and want more details on how to make ferments and use these lids… Can you help?”
A. Sure thing! Check out this step-by-step photo tutorial, in which I make a micro-batch of Mustard Ruby Kraut… Or click here to see all tutorials.
Have questions? Please get in touch!
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