Hi Gloria, great questions. Beets have a high sugar content and will ferment much quicker than other vegetables such as cabbage. Some people prefer the flavor of a long ferment and some prefer a short ferment. Whenever the beets (or other ferment) are fermented to your liking, you’ll want to move them to a dry, cool place for storage. If you have root cellar or if you live in a cooler climate and have a cool basement you can store your ferments there. However, if you live in a warm climate you’ll want to use the refrigerator to store the fermented beets. The cooler temperatures slows down the fermentation process but it doesn’t stop it. The beets will continue to ferment in the refrigerator. If you leave them out in a warm environment, they won’t “go bad” necessarily, but they will get more fermented and softer over time.

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