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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…
I have been slacking on my kombucha brewing over the winter, but it is time to start it again. Come chat kombucha while I set up my continous brew vessel, and try to figure out what to do with 4 liters of vinegar.
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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,…
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…
Fermented pickles seem like magic to me, but ideally I would like to be able to preserve pickles over the winter in my cold storage, and I’m not quite there yet. Serina shares how her summer pickles are doing for fermentation Friday. Some have gone moldy, but the sauerkraut is still going strong. With improved…
Welcome to #fermentationfriday Today I am showing you all the ways that I have learned to flavor kombucha during the second fermentation. With some many different possibilities, the flavors are endless. What are your favorite flavors?
This week I give brewing kombucha without a scoby a try. I have been seeing conversations about not needing the scoby culture mat to successfully ferment kombucha tea, and just using the starter tea, or even a store bought kombucha, so I gave it a try. And it was a great success! The kombucha brewed…
Got back from Vacation yesterday evening. Spent a week in Mallorca Spain. Now to see what has happened with the garden in my absence.
In this video diary of my first attempt of second fermenting kombucha I have some success and some failure. I flavor my batch with fresh ginger. One bottle gets some mold that I show in detail, and another bottle gets drank! Can you guess what my husbands reaction is?
Just a little of whats going on. Shots of a little of what we have harvested so far. Eaten loads more.
Well, I definitely thought I was growing mold here. I have never brewed kombucha before, so I didn’t know what to expect. But as the days went on, an obvious mother began to form, and in the end I had successful kombucha! Here is my list of resources I found helpful and reassuring this week.…
Here’s how I lacto ferment or pickle zucchini all home grown organically and demonstrated in our outdoor makeshift kitchen. Thank you for watching and supporting my vids! 🙂 Pickle pipes on Amazon: https://bit.ly/2uraoVG Weck jars on Amazon: https://bit.ly/2urnVfK My article on Pickle Pipes (includes where to buy in Oz and UK): http://bit.ly/2urok1K Blog: http://www.selfsufficientme.com/ (use…
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…
Part 2 Just showing what I have going. Recovering from health problems, catching up on projects as well as job search forced me to hold back on my garden this year. In spite of that it appears I have more than I thought or even intended.
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.
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.
Just about ready to get more set out. I have a pepper problem I hope someone can help with.
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