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Anyone here into fermentation?

Posted on 4/25/22 at 3:42 pm
Posted by mouton
Savannah,Ga
Member since Aug 2006
28276 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 3:42 pm
I have done a few pepper ferments for hou sauce and made a few batches of kimchi. Would really like to get more into it. I have watched a few videos on vaccum bag fermentation which is interesting and seems super easy . Any tips on what types of jars to use etc?
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27095 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 4:09 pm to
I really like these lids. I use them on wide-mouth mason jars.

I've tried the vacuum bags. It works just fine, but I still like the jars. Just personal preference. Easier for me to stack in the cabinets.
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
8174 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 4:09 pm to
Did it in college for food science courses. Sauerkraut, yogurt, beer. Always been interested in doing more, but quite frankly, there’s really no fermented food I can think of that I would want to make and eat.
Posted by MobileJosh
On the go
Member since May 2018
1063 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 4:21 pm to
I too like jars better than bags. I love playing around with fermentation. Kimchi being my favorite but I've made sauerkraut, kombucha. miso and notto. All great but you need to know your intestinal fortitude
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
38974 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 4:26 pm to
Black garlic is good on steaks.
Posted by Motorboat
At the camp
Member since Oct 2007
22682 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 7:20 pm to
You have a good kimchi recipe?
Posted by mouton
Savannah,Ga
Member since Aug 2006
28276 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 7:27 pm to
I’m curious as to why you guys prefer jars to the bags.
Posted by andouille
A table near a waiter.
Member since Dec 2004
10704 posts
Posted on 4/26/22 at 9:38 am to
love fermented too, I used to make what I considered 3rd rate kimchi, Costco's is so good I don't bother to make my own. A few bites of fermented food a day is great for keeping the good bugs in your gut.
Posted by hungryone2
Member since Oct 2021
78 posts
Posted on 4/26/22 at 12:47 pm to
If you want to jump into the deep end of fermentation, you need to check out Sandor Katz's excellent books. His The Art of Fermentation is a mini encyclopedia of fermented stuff from around the world, with clear instructions. LInk to his website: LINK

I've done some naturally fermented sodas (ginger bug) and pickling....but it's not a regular part of my kitchen schtick. Unless you count sourdough bread...
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27095 posts
Posted on 4/26/22 at 2:11 pm to
quote:

The Art of Fermentation


This is the book that got me started. I highly recommend it, too. I enjoy his hypothesis about the evolution of mammals and fermentation and that we never really "discovered" fermentation as much as we co-evolved with it.
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
43336 posts
Posted on 4/27/22 at 8:32 am to
If you're still making kimchi, I high recommend this.

Also good for making half and full sour pickles.
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