Examples of Fermentation
By Arno Peters
Guiding principles
- Try it out. Have fun.
- Trust your senses.
- Unexpected things happen. Learn from them.
- Know your why.
- Start small.
- Make it a routine.
Kombucha
Elderflower champagne
Yeast-based ferment
- Mash fruit
- Add yeast (optional)
- Mix well
- Keep in (airlocked) container
- Let it rest
- Eat or drink it
Ginger wine
+3 days
+1 day
+7 days
Mirabel wine
+1 day
+16 day
+7 days
+20 days
Lactic acid ferment
- Mix ingredients and weigh them
- Add ~1-2% salt by weight
- Add starter (optional)
- Mix well
- Keep submerged in container
- Let it rest
- Eat it
Cabbage ferment
Hot chili ferment
Vegetarian cheese
Couscous or bulgur ferment.
Sorry, no pictures
Sourdough starter
- Take off half and use it
- Mix in flour and water (1:1 by weight) to double
- Stir
- Let it rest
- Repeat from the top
Same procedure to start
Starving starter
20 hours after feeding
Produce no waste