Simply Sauer Fermentation Starter Kit - Fits Wide Mouth Mason Jars - Supplies Include Weights, Lids, Pump

This product is easy to use and does what it's supposed to by degassing all products that you put in there.

I ordered a full kit and one of the glass weights had a problem. I emailed Fermentology and quickly got a response. They very quickly replaced the Kit, although I was just expecting the weight to be replaced, they replaced the whole thing.Then the use. While I was waiting for the weight. I tried out the rest and did two batches of Sauerkraut. One with the Mason tops Pickle pipe and one with Fermentology lid with pump. The one with the Mason tops Pickle pipe, I had to throw out due to mold. The Fermentology lid were it was pumped, once about every two days (from the CO2 build up), came out without a problem and a PH of 3.8.. The Pickle lid Never dropped below 4.5 PH.. I'm very happy with the Style of weight, lid and pump of the Fermentology's kit.

Easy to use and practical. Once I received this product, I washed the tops, the glass weights and the pump and was making sauerkraut in a few minutes. All I had to do was fill the jars with the cabbage insert the glass weight, pour in the brine mixture, screw on the gas releasing top and use the pump to suck out the extra air. In 5 days I had a delicious fermented delicacy.After the first batch was finished, I moved on to make some delicious pickles.

The media could not be loaded. No issues with any SEALS or the pump everything works as expected

This is a perfect collection of pieces in order to make fermented pickles. Easy to use. The glass weights are smooth without imperfections and they fit perfectly in a wide mouth jar to keep your produce under the brine. I'd never fermented before but with this kit I felt confident. I knew there was an air lock protecting my food from air in the room. Since I've never fermented before that made me nervous. The pump was a fun little activity. Each night I'd pump it a little and watch all the bubbles rise to the top. I liked it so much my Sister-in-law now has this kit. We went to a farm, picked out our own head of cabbage and now we are making sauerkraut for our hubby's. I may even give kombucha a try next😁

I ferment peppers to make hot sauce and purchased these lids because I have the same version with the bubblers. The problem with the bubblers is you have to stay on top of them because they dry out and then you run into problems. This was supposed to solve my problem but it became the problem. Every ferment I did despite having brand new jars and using the vacuum pump ended up with kahm yeast. Very disappointed with the quality of the lids since oxygen is getting into the ferments somehow. Their other lids with the bubblers are awesome I'm not sure why the quality on these lids isn't the same. I wish I could send them back but if you ferment you know, by the time issues show up, it is past the return date. On a positive note, they did work great for making saur kraut.

I've been using these since 2018 to ferment peppers and they're fantastic. The plastic holds up well to use (I don't use a dishwasher as the heat could deteriorate the plastic and rubber valve.) and I've only cracked one handle by over-tightening by accident. Unlike some other foods, peppers ferment better (and more safely) in an oxygen-less environment and this kit does the trick. I use mason jars along with the lids which allow me to ferment a lot or a little depending on jar size (wide mouth). The pump is sturdy enough and does the trick of really getting the air out, but not much force is needed either. I've debated and weighed other options, but I keep coming back to these. Can't go wrong.

The media could not be loaded. I bought these mostly because I wanted the glass weights, but those don’t work especially well because they tend to just fall to the center and the food goes around the edges above it anyway. But also the vacuum pump thing I thought was a cool idea so I was excited to try that, but it doesn’t work at all. I even had a friend of mine try it and see if she could get it to work but she couldn’t get it to work either. We tried googling to see if we could find any instructional videos, but couldn’t find anything. I tried contacting the company, but I got no response. So I’ll be returning them. Too bad.