Third attempt in a year.
It’s the right texture, but I’m still missing something. It’s not as good as store bought, but good enough. And I’m working on improving that zest.
Kimchi sans fish sauce. Via https://www.liveeatlearn.com/how-to-make-kimchi/
Anything from a municipal supply tends to be chlorinated, as opposed to water from your own well.
Yeah, not a lot of people have their own well round these parts.
Just use bottled spring water at that point. You can also boil the hell out of it, or use dechlorinator, but you may still have a funky taste.