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Everything You Need to Know About Long-Term Food Storage
Wheat (Wheat Berries)- Flour will go rancid after a few months; wheat berries store for decades. You will need a wheat grinder to turn these into flour; I’d recommend a hand grinder in case you are...
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The Science Behind Sauerkraut Fermentation
I've been eyeball-deep in microbiology and ferments the past two weeks. I had just purchased some cabbage and was about to start my sauerkraut ferment when I first heard the theory mason jar ferments...
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Sauerkraut Survivor, Day 7: One Week Old…
This is the last day of testing in a row, Day 7. Although I didnt plan on testing again for a week, some jars had to be disposed of on Day 10 - we'll save that post for another day. Glucose is testing...
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Sauerkraut Survivor, Day 10: The Purge
I wasn't expecting to do a write-up until Day 14, but some jars started molding up and they needed to be removed from the experiment. This post will be focused on just the jars tossed. You will see the...
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Sauerkraut Survivor, Day 14: Into the Second Stage
We are now into the second stage of sauerkraut fermentation where Lactobacillus plantarum are the main bacteria now at work. If you missed our posts last week, we had to vote five jars off on...
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Sauerkraut Survivor, Day 21: Almost ready…
We are getting closer! There is not much change in the jars since I last tested on Day 14. Still in the second stage, Lactobacillus plantarum are doing their thing. I have not refrigerated any jars...
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Sauerkraut Survivor – Final Report
Although I will be reporting how the jars do in the fridge, I do consider this my Final Report. Let me remind you why I did Sauerkraut Survivor in the first place- there was a lot of hullabaloo over...
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Science Facts Sundays: Notes on Sauerkraut Fermentation, Part 1
Welcome to our first edition of Science Facts Sundays. This is Part 1 in a series of notes I took about sauerkraut fermentation from a study published in 1987. If you are interested in that report, you...
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Science Facts Sundays: Notes on General Fermenting
Welcome to Science Facts Sundays. This is part of the notes I took about fermentation from Fermented Fruits and Vegetables. A Global Perspective. (Chapters 1 and 2). It was one of the sources I used...
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Science Facts Sundays: Fermentation and Oxidation, Temperature, Nutritional...
Welcome to Science Facts Sundays. This is part of the notes I took about fermentation from Fermented Fruits and Vegetables. A Global Perspective. (Chapter 2). It was one of the sources I used when...
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