Fermentation

Hey everyone! My name is Sam, this is my first time blogging so bare with me! I decided to try and make garlic scapes. Garlic scapes  are plentiful right now and I don't necessary like pickles but I have found I like different pickled vegetables.

Here is the ingredients I will need and the instructions I will be following:

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 teaspoons unrefined sea salt 
• 1 package vegetable starter culture  (or substitute 1/4 cup sauerkraut juice or fresh whey)
• 1 quart garlic scapes

Instructions

1. Stir sea salt and starter culture or whey together with one quart fresh, filtered and dechlorinated water until the salt and starter culture are dissolved into the water completely.
2. Pack your crock full of trimmed garlic scapes.
3. Pour the mixture of water, salt and starter over the scapes, ensuring that they’re completely covered by the brine.
4. Ferment at room temperature for at least a week, preferably two or even three or four (fermentation is not an exact science), until the scapes achieve a level of sourness that suits you.
5. Once the scapes have pickled to your liking, remove them to the refrigerator or a cool cellar for storage.