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Fermented Oat Porridge Recipe By Sandor Ellix Katz -
Miso Roasted Black Cod (Misoyaki) Recipe
Try this sweet and salty miso marinade to bring out the buttery flavors of black cod. -
Chamomile Vanilla Mead Recipe
Combine dried flowers, raw honey and vanilla bean to brew up this after-dinner beverage that soothes the mind and body. -
Safety and Sanitation
Here’s what you need to know about food safety and methods of preservation. ‘Canning is a massacre, while fermenting is a war of attrition and diplomacy.’
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Basic Jun Tea Recipe By Andrea Potter -
Pineapple Tepache Guidelines and Troubleshooting
Check out this guide for the tempting pineapple tepache drink, including troubleshooting tips and signs that it’s ready to drink. -
Simple Peach Vinegar Recipe
Homemade vinegar is one of the simplest ferments you can attempt. Better yet, this basic recipe can be adapted to fit your favorite fruit. -
Distillation for Beginners
Use this step-by-step guide to learn how you convert fermented wash into a high-proof spirit through a process known as distillation.
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Beer
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Try Top DuClaw Beer Concoctions
Learn how Jereme Zimmerman, a traditional brewing revivalist, rates some of DuClaw Brewing Company’s most popular and inspired creations. -
Beer, Wine and Cocktail Pairings
Be inspired by the Fermentation staff’s picks for sweet, savory, salty, and spicy combinations of our favorite ferments. -
Kveik: A Saccharomyces Superstar
This once-obscure Norwegian yeast is taking the brewing world by storm. -
History, Untapped: The Story of Hillbilly Gold
Two women team up to research and re-create a pilsner originally brewed by Baltimore’s historic George Bauernschmidt’s Brewing Company.
Non Alcoholic
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Basic Jun Tea Recipe
Light, lovely, and effervescent, high-maintenance Jun is worth every extra effort to ferment properly and enjoy endlessly. -
Simple Peach Vinegar Recipe
Homemade vinegar is one of the simplest ferments you can attempt. Better yet, this basic recipe can be adapted to fit your favorite fruit. -
The Transformative Art of Fermentation
Read about Kansas City-based artist S.E. Nash as he explores the wide world of microbes in his interactive, thought-provoking exhibitions. -
Ginger Beer Recipe
Learn how to turn your ginger bug starter into a fizzy ginger beer, perfect for making cocktails or drinking by itself.
Wine
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Hybrid Vines: A History of Wine Snobbery
Learn how crossbred grape varieties survived the wrath of rigid French vineyards to alter wine production across America. -
Ancient Orange Wines
Discover the Caucasus region’s ancient roots of winemaking, the aromatic white grapes grown there, and the fermentation process that gives orange wine it's distinct hue. -
Your First Foray into Wine Fermentation
If you want to be a vintner but find yourself without a vineyard, processing plant, or wine cellar, say hello to a beginner’s best friend: the small-scale wine kit. -
Voices of the Earth: TerraVox Wine and Green Dirt Farm Cheese
These Midwestern artisans incorporate a love of the land into their products, and give voice to unique flavors that reflect America’s heartland.

