Like the last few times, I tried to reduce my cooking time and therefore my use of electricity by soaking the peas overnight first and then chopping them in my food processor... I completely covered them with hot tap temperature water which cooled as they soaked overnight... I also soaked the oat groats over night using the same quantity and temperature of water as for the peas... The oat mix was then soft enough to use without needing to be cooked or processed at all. It seems I can omit cooking entirely... I then mixed everything together, filling 7 liter mason jars packed firmly to the shoulder... This uses a little less salt than my last mix, but it tastes salty enough... Like the last time there's enough water in the mix for the initial ferment, but I may need to add a little extra water after they've fermented for about a month...
It seems I've found an ideal location for beginning the fermentation process... covered on top of my hot water heater... This batch was left there for only a day... at this point I drained off enough liquid to fill a 750 ml jar to the shoulder (I'll use this to top up the jars with liquid later if needed) and left them uncovered on the floor where it was a little cooler for the night... They were then clearly fermenting well... so I moved them to the fridge, to stabilize and be eaten... later... In fact, I did need to add back all of the liquid I drained off about a month into the fermentation process...
