Sauerkraut and gin

[geech]

I am wondering if sauerkraut can be fermented with gin instead of juniper berries. Thanks for any and all replies.

[Tim Hall]

You could maybe add a very small amount of gin, but probably not enough to get an appreciable juniper berry flavor. Too much alcohol will inhibit your fermentation, and if you pour a bottle of gin in your crock, you'll just get gin-drunken cabbage.

Juniper berries are not a required ingredient for kraut - beyond cabbage and salt anything else is optional.