I've made pickles and saurkraut now. We had the saurkraut with dinner tonight, and DH loved it.
That's saying something b/c he's not always easy to please w/ food.
(Yes, the water is cloudy in mine. I really like Wild Fermentation. He has really great descriptions of each step that have helped me a lot.)
I started water and milk kefir a couple days ago and they seem to be doing well so far.