I'm pretty sure I know the answer, but I wanted to pick the brains of folks for experienced than I. I hung these kulen March 3rd after fermenting and then smoking. I took their weight before fermentation, then again after smoking right before I put them in the cellar. There was a difference of approx 200g each. I've been calculating the moisture loss based on the second weights, but I feel like maybe I should have been going with the first. It makes a difference of about 5% loss. It probably doesn't matter too much in the long run because I want at least one of them to be super dry, but I wanted to get some other opinions on the matter. Thanks in advance!
by TheRemedyKitchen