@rek Interesting--I haven't experimented with dry-salting. Regarding the (assumedly) gas forming and pushing your carrots/liquid up, have you considered weights of some variety? We've got some glass disks that fit nicely in a wide-mouth mason jar but I've also seen glass marbles used. With our miso, we generally use a bag of grain or water which has the added benefit of reducing available oxygen by minimizing head-space.