Seed Fermenting Bottle Questions

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Originally Posted by carolyn137

Yes, living things need air, for sure, but when it comes to fermentation of tomatoes, you do not want it, so the respiration that occurs initially gets RID of that oxygen, which is good, b/c only then can the anaerobic fermentation occur,

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Okay, that explains why we use the coffee filter over the top of the fermenting jar. All I knew was that it worked well.