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You could, but there's really no need. The salt used in the brine brings the PH to a spot which is really inhospitable to bad bugs.
by s73v3r_ 8y ago
You could, but there's really no need. The salt used in the brine brings the PH to a spot which is really inhospitable to bad bugs.
- maxerickson 8y agoSalt doesn't change the PH. The fermentation produces acid though.
- anonytrary 8y agoTrue, salinity !== alkalinity
- DoreenMichele 8y agoNot only that, but salt and capsaicin -- the thing that makes hot peppers hot -- both tend to kill stuff.