My cortido is leaking...

[~Shanna~]

So on Sunday, I made my first crack at making cortido. I banged the cabbage and carrots with salt, stuffed them into a scalded jar, pushed them down until it was covered with liquid, and sealed the jar. As of yesterday, there is liquid slowly escaping out the top of the jar. It makes sense to me that the fermentation is causing pressure build-up.....but did I do something wrong, maybe not close the jar tight enough? Do you think it's still good? I suppose I'll know when I finally open it :

[kdmama33]

Did you leave any space at the stop of the jar? I usually leave at least an inch to allow for the fermentation bubble.

I'd say it's fine. Just be careful when you open it, because it's probably going to bubble over and go everywhere. Or, you can take some out/pack it down more, now.

[yitlan]

I would slowly release the pressure and then reseal it. Next time be sure to leave enough room at the top, but even when I do that, I release the pressure and have never had any problems doing that.

[~Shanna~]

Thanks you guys. I thought I had left enough room at the top, but I guess I'll need to start leaving more.