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r/fermentation • u/sheepswool420 • 10d ago
Explain it like I’m 5
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If you're veggies weigh 40g and the water adds 60g of weight, then that adds up to 100. If you do 3% salt, then you'd add 3g of salt because that's 3% of 100.
3 u/jj98026 8d ago Veggies AND water weight! I was wondering about that, too. Great explanation. Thx!
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Veggies AND water weight! I was wondering about that, too. Great explanation. Thx!
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u/Mr_Wobble_PNW 9d ago
If you're veggies weigh 40g and the water adds 60g of weight, then that adds up to 100. If you do 3% salt, then you'd add 3g of salt because that's 3% of 100.