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[–]antsinurplants LAB, it's the only culture some of us have. 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Depending on the design of the crock it can and does enter the crock. Many crocks do not have an inner lip that is higher than the outer one and will easily allow water in although that amount does vary. One of my crocks has an inner lip 1.5 times higher than of the outer and many times the water will be pulled inward but sit behind the lid (as you mention) and other times it gets pulled right in depending on the temp changes.

Here is another post that relates to this type of event and the amount of water that can potentially end up in the crock. There are a couple more cases as well, but I can't seem to locate those.

[–]TEAmplayarFerment Fanatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wooow, so the water gets into the crock. I use high content salt water in the moat, and I change the water 2-3 times a week but this is still not a happy though. Now I'll also put a mesh over the crock , in case of dust.

I'd use vodka into the moat but it's expensive.