My sauerkraut blew up on the kitchen counter last week

I had a 5-gallon crock of kraut going and forgot to burp it for like 3 days. Came home to brine dripping down the cabinets and cabbage shreds all over the floor from the pressure pop. Anyone else have a batch go volcano on them?

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carter.laura29d ago

omg a 5-gallon crock? I can barely handle my little 2-quart jars without something going wrong. That must have been a nightmare to clean up, all that brine and cabbage shreds stuck in every crack and cranny. I would have just stood there staring at the mess for a solid five minutes before even thinking about grabbing a sponge.

milessmith22d ago

Bruh that's nothing compared to the time I tried to pickle a whole watermelon in a 10 gallon trash can. Thought I was being clever and used a food grade bucket from the hardware store. Didn't realize the lid wasn't sealed right and the whole thing fermented on my porch for like 3 weeks before I checked on it. The smell alone made my neighbor call the cops thinking something died in my yard. Had to dump it in a friend's truck bed and drive it to a dumpster across town because my regular garbage pickup wouldn't touch it.

daniel47429d agoTop Commenter

I'd probably just cry first then stare at it lmao.