Bubbling Pickles, Batman!
A few weeks back, we canned a bunch of pickles from our garden and while they were sealing, I picked them up and put them away in storage. I didn't realize they needed to cool and seal completely before moving them, so there was a chance they may not seal.
Fast forward to today, we inspected the pickles and found one that didn't seal and looked cloudy. Opening the lid, there was a gas release and the pickle juice was BUBBLING!
Check out the video below:
Does anyone know what happened here?
The brine was very salty and it was heated to high temperature, we're not sure how fermentation could have even begun! The only thing we could think of is that the pickle cucumbers were unwashed, so some natural yeast may have been introduced into the jars.
My wife did discard this milky jar of pickles, before her husband tried to eat all the fermented pickles. Yum.
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