1, liquor method
This method should be known to many people, that is, if white flowers appear in the sauerkraut jar at home, pour a small amount of high-alcohol liquor and stir it for a few times, and the white flowers will disappear again. Because liquor has sterilization effect.
2. Perilla method
Perilla frutescens is a common weed in rural areas. Perilla is added when cooking fish and some fishy dishes. In fact, perilla has a wide range of uses. When pickling pickles, adding a few perilla leaves can not only make the pickled pickles more fragrant, but also prevent white flowers.
At the same time, don't worry if white flowers have appeared. Adding a few perilla leaves can make the white flowers disappear in a short time. The principle is the same as that of high-alcohol liquor, and perilla has the effect of sterilization and disinfection.
Methods to prevent the growth of yeast (white flowers);
1, pickle jar treatment: No matter what material the jar is, it needs to be disinfected in the early stage. This jar should be scalded with hot water. Attention should first wipe the inner wall of the altar with high-alcohol liquor, then scald it with boiling water, and finally buckle it to dry water for later use.
2, the handling of spices: spices must be washed and drained, which can wash away dust and impurities and avoid the breeding of yeast.
3. Precautions for kimchi water: Two suggestions are put forward. If you use raw water, it is best to use mineral water, and other water should be boiled and cooled.
4, salt selection: it is best to use special salt for kimchi, containing some antibiotics, which can inhibit the growth of yeast and promote the fermentation of kimchi. If you can't buy it, you can use refined salt instead, and at worst, you can use coarse salt.
It is not recommended to use common edible salt, because it contains too much magnesium and iron, which is easy to react with tannin in kimchi, causing deterioration and flowering, making kimchi black, soft and rotten.
5, the importance of sealing: the reason is very simple, do not need to elaborate. The purpose is to prevent air from entering and yeast from surviving.
6. Temperature control: the pickle jar should be placed in a ventilated and cool place to avoid direct sunlight. To put it bluntly, the storage conditions of pickle jars are warm in winter and cool in summer.
7. How to take kimchi: When taking kimchi, you can't take it directly by hand.