Hi Vincent,
I suppose you could add some olive oil. it will naturally go to the bottom but it might have some effect on the fermentation. maybe the taste too. you could try that in one jar and see what you get. I never tried doing that.
for the cotton bag, I normally use an old T-shirt that I clean once I am done with it and keep for the following season. salt kills pretty much anything. I would not worry about having it all that clean.
and yes, just over 100 trees. I never actually harvest them all. too many to handle ; ) good problems.
abraço.
I have few olives, only got a handful of trees here and picked just a big one, was late for the harvest due to extra time spent in The Netherlands and many olives were either half eaten or there were insect(s) holes inside.
100 trees is an awesome amount. A good problem indeed ;<)
I am gonna try all three techniques, including topping off a jar or two with olive oil ( both one with salt and warer and a plain one ).
Cheers for your advice!
And last but not least. Where do you hang that old T-shirt? I don't have many open windows, inside of my house, due to insects and it's raining loads these days :>)
I hang it under an outside roof, so it does not get rained on and it can breath. fresh outdoor air.
Okay. I'll think of a way, I don't really have the right type of roof for that and the wind blows the rain against the house on rainy days. A challenge but I like challenges.
Obrigado!