fermenting Buddy Jumping on the Fermenting Bandwagon

[buddy]

Here's my 1st try at a ferment.  Used roughly 25 deseeded yellow and red rocotos, maybe 3 or 4 large deseeded yellow 7 pots, carrots, garlic, and onion.  Here's what it looked like on Sunday:
 

 
Put it in the closet and went on business travel.  Here's what it looks like today (Friday):
 

 

 
Not exactly sure if this is what it's supposed to look like . . . to me it looks pretty good.  Not sure of next steps - going to need to do some research.  Any comments/feedback will be welcomed. 
 
Thanks.
 
TJP

 

[PepperLover]

Great looking project Terry 

 

[romy6]

Looking good T no mold so your doing something right 

 

[buddy]

I'm digging on the no mold!

 

[DaQatz]

Buddy yeah that's normal. As time passes more, and more will settle at the bottom. Creating "strip" in your ferment. eventually it will all be settled though. Also I have found large leaf chard/collards works better then cabbage. 

 

[laynlow]

Looks awesome!!   You're off to a great start!

 

[oldsalty]

Great looking ferment!! Cooking with gas! Love the cabbage weight. Next batch maybe just a little more brine. Otherwise looking good love the color.

 

[Wicked Mike]

Yep, looks good. I'd go with a little more brine, though, as oldsalty mentions.
 
Have you burped it yet? How's it smell?

 

[buddy]

Moved to refrigerator.  Burped it to release the solids.
 

 

[Pepper Ridge Farm]

Yup looks like a great start on your first try Terry just wait till you get to taste your ferments there will be no looking back.  Hot sauce making will take a huge step forward.  Everything looks right on time and good to go to the refrigerator and steep in the lacto for a few weeks.  Looks yummy, bet you can't wait to dig in.

 

[Hawaiianero]

Buddy yeah that's normal. As time passes more, and more will settle at the bottom. Creating "strip" in your ferment. eventually it will all be settled though. Also I have found large leaf chard/collards works better then cabbage. 

Collards better than cabbage? Dang, wish I knew this earlier. I'm growing collards but had to run to the store for cabbage. Lucky thing there's always a next time

 

[DaQatz]

Collards better than cabbage? Dang, wish I knew this earlier. I'm growing collards but had to run to the store for cabbage. Lucky thing there's always a next time

Yeah I found it's easier to cover with them. And if your ferment gets kahm yeast most of it comes out with the leaves. Where as cabbage leaves are thicker/stiffer and it tends to slide off as you remove the leaf.