I wrote a while ago about making water kefir using milk kefir grains. When made that way it’s not suitable for strict vegans, and it risks the health of the grains, but in a pinch it will do the trick. I recently broke down and bought some real water grains, [...]
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My Fermentation Kitchen
February 19, 2013 – 9:47 am
I absolutely love fermenting (shocked, aren’t you?). I’ve made quite a few ferments and I make a few things all the time but until a couple months ago I only used things I already had in my kitchen to make a wide variety of ferments (with the exception of a [...]
Basics of Fermentation – Back to the Future to the Past
January 10, 2013 – 11:23 am
As you may have read in the New York Times last week, ferments are a culinary trend for 2013. I assume they meant 2013 BC, but you’ll have to read the article to be sure. Frankly, I don’t care if people explore fermentation because they like how fermented things [...]
RIP, Tiny Friends
January 2, 2013 – 10:40 am
When I worked a corporate job with a long commute, I often dreamed of having fabulous riches that would allow me to use my enormous plot of Center City land to farm like a MacGregor. No borage, of course, it attracts rats! But most other things would go. I would [...]
Fermentation Basics – Water Kefir
November 7, 2012 – 1:09 am
I kind of cheat on water kefir. Although most of the sugars are converted, it is still a pretty sweet drink which makes it an occasional treat in our house rather than an everyday ferment. (The sugars that are left are converted to fructose, which is why it’s still so [...]
Fermentation or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Storm
October 29, 2012 – 3:19 pm
While everyone is freaking out about the possibility of Hurricane Sandy, (and you can count me amongst those who’ve been filling empty half-gallon glass milk jugs with filtered water for the past couple of days) I am definitely feeling fine about the possibility of losing the power that keeps my [...]
Flavoring Water Kefir
April 2, 2012 – 10:26 pm
When I make water kefir I like to try a different flavor every time. Mixing up your sugar source is a great way to impact the flavor of your water kefir. Some sugar sources I like: Molasses Rapadura Succanat Cane sugar Black Cherry (or other organic) fruit concentrate It’s probably [...]
