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So when I try to grow moldy kombucha I fail, and then when I don’t try, I get mold. This fermenting thing is hard. But I have moldy kombucha now, so I can show you all the disgusting details. And I also speculate why this happened, and a way that I can prevent this from…
With too many berries, and not enough ways to preserve them, I started my journey into ferments with this rumtopf. And now with a few things under my belt, I am excited to pull this Christmas treat out and start enjoying it. Its a fairly simple recipe combining equal parts fruit and sugar in rum,…
Having now been brewing kombucha for a little while I am finally happy with the supplies that I have to use. And I also want to pivot one the gear that I have been using to ferment pickles and other items, so if any husbands are listening (Ian), these would be some great gift ideas.…
I promised my grandpa that I would make quince liquor for Christmas when he gave me my quince. So 6 weeks ago I chopped up the quince, add sugar and alcohol. And because I need an excuse to try it because I am getting too impatient for Christmas, lol, I’m making a second one with…
Over the holidays, I always end up with a few half or quarter bottles of wine that I have no plans to drink, so rather than pushing them into the back of the fridge, I decided to mix them all together into a jar of wine vinegar. Vinegar is an easy ferment, it just takes…
Step by step clips of my 2 months of trying to make this apple cider vinegar, leads to a funny ending, in this Fermentation Friday video. I grew a couple of great mother of vinegars that will be very helpful for the future, but I didn’t ferment the tastiest vinegar. But you can get a…
Are you making more kombucha than you can keep up with drinking? Do what I did, and forget about a batch for a month or two – and tada, you have vinegar. I’m really excited to start making vinegar because I buy a lot of it, for clean and cooking. And the idea of having…
Moldy kombucha is a complaint that I hear about all the time, so I am experimenting to find out ways that can cause issues for your kombucha culture. So I try out 3 different ways to get mold growing, including using a crazy mold culture that I going to say I grew on purpose, lol.…
These pickles smelled too good to just dump into the compost because of a little (okay, a lot) of kham yeast. I should have dealt with these earlier, but life got in the way. So now, for fermentation friday, I try to rinse off the yeast, and hope for a good flavor even after my…
Okay, I grew the most perfect specimen of kham yeast that anyone has ever seen, and have proven myself to be the worst fermenter of all time, lol. If you are wondering what that funky stuff on the top of your ferment is, look no further for a kham yeast comparison, lol. Luckily, it isn’t…
Wondering how to make yogurt? Join Serina for Fermentation Friday, as she shows you her first attempt at making her own yogurt with really simple home tools – which was actually a success! I was a little intimidated by making yogurt because no one wants to mess around with stinky dairy, but this recipe was…
Kombucha is all about having a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast, and my yeast is currently not at a healthy balance. To try and get my brew back to the best balance possible, this week I am cleaning my continuous brew kombucha vessel. There is too much yeast, and the yeast that is in…
I’m no kombucha expert, but I have learned a few things since starting to drink and research this fermented tea. And I’m willing to share it with you. And most of all, I’m willing to share how much I am enjoying drinking and brewing it. Kombucha makes you poop. Kombucha needs (potentially dangerous) pressure to…
Got back from Vacation yesterday evening. Spent a week in Mallorca Spain. Now to see what has happened with the garden in my absence.
We are starting a weekly series all about learning how to ferment! Every week we will be researching and trying out a new fermentation recipe, and giving you an update on the progress of our past ferments. Watch me learn from the beginning, or better yet, get in on the fun and ferment along with…
This week I am harvesting my cherries and pruning the tree. Some of the cherries will be used for jams to last us the year and maybe some juice. The rest will be used to distill Schnapps. Not necessarily for drinking. I am not big on drinking but I do find the quality of alcohol…
Part 2 of garden progression and planning.
Walk through of half of the Garden beginnings and it’s progression.
Video on the work at home will come later but for now I am resuming work at the property away from home
Finally began bed prep on the separated properties. Slow but started. Finishing the grow room video I started last week. This time with the positive stuff.
This video will self destruct after a few days. Not the type of video I want to leave up long.
A simple install turns into a nightmare!
First cold frame build. Next one should be a bit easier now that I know how I want them. The video starts out a bit slow.
Catch the excitement of making fermented foods at home. Learn the basic processes that will help you find creative ways to ferment many different things. Boost your gut health and add tantalizing flavors to your everyday dishes by pairing them with ferments of all kinds. Meredith Leigh and Pat Battle give us insights and ideas…
Plans for today got shifted to tomorrow. Taking some time to clear and organize. A few items I could use advice and opinions.
