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0November 27, 2012Recent Posts by Erica

Giveaway: Farm Curious Wide Mouth reCAP Fermenting Kit

Update: Contest is now closed. Congratulations to contest winner Sarah Z, and thank you to FarmCurious for sponsoring this giveaway. Thank you to all who entered!

You know what we haven’t done in a while? A kick-ass giveaway.

Some time ago, I suggested that you could make a really inexpensive fermenting crock with a Mason jar, a reCAP mason jar lid and an airlock from your local brewery supply store.

There was really only one drawback to my DIY lacto-fermentation converter lid. At the time I invented it, the reCAP lids were only available in regular width. Many fermentation junkies like myself observed that the largest commonly available regular-mouth mason jar is the quart size. What if you want to ferment more? What if you want to ferment things that are bigger than a regular-mouth opening? What then, hmmm?

Well, the reCAP people solved this problem by (finally!) releasing a wide-mouth reCAP lid. And as soon as they did, Nicole from FarmCurious, the urban homesteader’s supply store, paired the wide mouth reCAP with the correct size bung (go ahead, snicker…I understand) and an airlock to create an all-in-one reCAP Fermentation Converter Kit you can use with any wide-mouth mason jar.

Note the wide mouth jar:

As far as I know, FarmCurious is the only place selling reCAP fermenting sets ready to go like this, so if you love this idea but don’t already have reCAP lids you can hack, or don’t want to track down the components on your own, FarmCurious is your source. Nicole sells this three-piece kit (reCAP wide mouth lid, bung and airlock) for $10 at the FarmCurious store, but is giving away three (three!) complete reCAP Fermenting Kits to one lucky NW Edible reader.

As every canning dork knows, you can get wide mouth, half-gallon Mason jars. (Around $12 for a pack of 6 online – avoid shipping if you are near an Ace Hardware.) Pair one of these big ol’ Mason jars with a FarmCurious Wide Mouth reCAP Fermentation Kit and you’ll be up to your elbows in big-batch sauerkraut in no time.

You can enter to win three reCAP Fermentation Kits (total retail value: $30) from FarmCurious by getting your social on.

Pinter-social? Here’s what you need to do:

Create a Pinterest board; call it what you like.

Pin at least three things from the FARMcurious product line that you love/covet/want someone to buy you for the holidays. Tag them with #ediblecurious.

Post a link to your board as a comment on this blog post.

Twitter-social? Click here to tweet about this post, then come back and comment that you’ve done so on this blog post.

Facebook-social? Like the FarmCurious Facebook page, then come back and comment that you’ve done so (or that you already like FarmCurious) on this blog post.

Only-in-person-social? Well, who could blame you? Just leave a comment telling me that you are a social media conscientious objector and name your favorite fermented food and we’ll call it good. (This option reserved for people who really don’t do that other stuff, so don’t try to sneak four entries in, ok?)

Enter to win by tickling whatever social media outlets you prefer. Up to three entries per person, corresponding to the above social media entry methods, will be accepted. Contest closes on Tuesday, December 4th at 6 pm PT.

Good luck, and happy fermenting!

*The Federal Trade Commission is concerned you might misunderstand what a giveaway is, and wants you to know that this thing you are entering to win for free on this blog is being given away on this blog for free. You know, just so we’re all on the same page. More info here.

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Author: Erica Filed Under: Recent Posts Tagged With: Contests and Giveaways, reCAPImportant Stuff: Affiliate disclosure

About Erica

Hi! I'm Erica, the founder of NWEdible and the author of The Hands-On Home. I garden, keep chickens and ducks, homeschool my two kids and generally run around making messes on my one-third of an acre in suburban Seattle. Thanks for reading!

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  1. Robin Gitelman says

    December 4, 2012 at 4:24 pm

    Happy to like FarmCurious on FB. I’m curious about fermenting and this would definitely get me going!

  2. Angie Lavezzo says

    December 4, 2012 at 4:34 pm

    Hey! I tweeted about this amazing giveaway! Yay <3

  3. Jim Lumpkins says

    December 4, 2012 at 4:34 pm

    Kim chi rules!

  4. maria says

    December 4, 2012 at 4:36 pm

    I liked FarmCurious on Facebook.

  5. Angie Lavezzo says

    December 4, 2012 at 4:36 pm

    For good measure I also liked the Farm Curious page on facebook. Can’t wait to make come kimchi!

  6. Michelle says

    December 4, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    I like farmCurious on Facebook! And I want to make sauerkraut!

  7. KWS says

    December 4, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    I “liked” them on facebook, I’ve got some sauerkraut going now, would love to try these!

  8. Petie Reed says

    December 4, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    Already LOVE Farm Curious on Facebook but as per instructions, they are officially liked. Would love to try making my homemade sriracha in these!

  9. Chaz French says

    December 4, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    I liked your fb page and I’d love an easy way to make homemade krauts.

  10. Jess Lamson says

    December 4, 2012 at 5:00 pm

    I just ran over to facebook to like farmCurious!

  11. Marit Saltrones says

    December 4, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    I liked the FB page – thanks for the chance to win one of these beauties!

  12. Nancy says

    December 4, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    Also: https://www.facebook.com/RiffinintheKitchen – my page “Liked” your page.

  13. Crystal kelso says

    December 4, 2012 at 5:47 pm

    Liked,shared,and ready to get one of those in my kitchen!

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