Regular readers may have gleaned (gleaned – ha! harvesting pun!) that Homebrew Husband and I enjoy fermenting stuff. Right at this exact moment, the following is being (deliberately) fermented in our home: 5 gallons blackberry wine 10 gallons of beer (a carboy of pale ale and another of porter) 2 loaves bread dough homemade yogurt 3…
Fermentation
Culture Your Cukes: Lacto-Fermented Pickles
My pickling cukes are starting to come on, which means it’s time to get cozy with your friend and mine – the beneficial microbe! I am a tremendous fan of pickling through lacto-fermentation. Think of it as yogurt making with vegetables. Beneficial bacteria chomps down on the natural sugars and starches in the vegetable and converts it…
Yogurt Making: How To Add Some Culture To Your Day
Last August my husband and I embarked on a no spend month challenge. We allotted ourselves $300 (jointly) in spending money. We had to make that $300 count: all our groceries, gas and incidental spending had to come in under $300 for the month. Since we had never done this kind of thing before, I…