The Art of Fermentation: New York Times Bestseller"The bible for the D.I.Y set: detailed instructions for how to make your own sauerkraut, beer, yogurt and pretty much everything involving microorganisms."--The New York Times *Named a "Best Gift for Gardeners" by New York Magazine The original guide to kraut, kombucha, kimchi, kefir, and kvass; mead, wine, and cider; pickles and relishes; tempeh, koji, miso, sourdough and so much more...! Winner of the James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference and Scholarship, and a New York Times bestseller, with more than a quarter million copies sold, The Art of Fermentation is the most comprehensive guide to do-it-yourself home fermentation ever published. Sandor Katz presents the concepts and processes behind fermentation in ways that are simple enough to guide a reader through their first experience making sauerkraut or yogurt, and in-depth enough to provide greater understanding and insight for experienced practitioners. While Katz expertly contextualizes fermentation in terms of biological and cultural evolution, health and nutrition, and even economics, this is primarily a compendium of practical information—how the processes work; parameters for safety; techniques for effective preservation; troubleshooting; and more. With two-color illustrations and extended resources, this book provides essential wisdom for cooks, homesteaders, farmers, gleaners, foragers, and food lovers of any kind who want to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for arguably the oldest form of food preservation, and part of the roots of culture itself. Readers will find detailed information on fermenting vegetables; sugars into alcohol (meads, wines, and ciders); sour tonic beverages; milk; grains and starchy tubers; beers (and other grain-based alcoholic beverages); beans; seeds; nuts; fish; meat; and eggs, as well as growing mold cultures, using fermentation in agriculture, art, and energy production, and considerations for commercial enterprises. Sandor Katz has introduced what will undoubtedly remain a classic in food literature, and is the first—and only—of its kind. |
Contents
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Wild Fermentation Versus Culturing | 38 |
Water | 44 |
AlcoholMaking Vessels andAir Locks | 63 |
Fermenting Sugars into | 69 |
Pâtés and Milks Acorns | 313 |
Miso Using Miso | 323 |
Dawadawa and Related WestAfrican | 331 |
Fermenting Meat | 337 |
Codes Regulations and Licensing | 378 |
NonFood Applications | 387 |
Bioremediation Waste Management Disposal ofHuman Bodies Fiber and BuildingArts Energy Production MedicinalApplications | 411 |
Resources | 419 |
Tej | 74 |
Herbal Elixir Meads Wine from Grapes Cider and Perry SugarBased Country Wines Alcoholic Beverages from Other | 92 |
and Ciders Yeast Simple Mead | 128 |
Adding Starters to Vegetable Ferments | 132 |
Fermenting Sour | 147 |
Tonic Beverages Carbonation Ginger Beer with Ginger Bug Kvass Tepache and Aluá MabíMauby Water Kefir aka Tibicos | 174 |
Fermenting Milk | 181 |
Other Milk Cultures Plant Origins ofMilk Cultures | 207 |
Kefir Viili | 230 |
Beers with Other Herbs | 273 |
Growing Mold | 279 |
Making Tempeh Cooking with Tempeh Propagating Tempeh Spores | 305 |