Do you ferment?

[Cosmo spring garden]

If so, what is your favorite thing to ferment? I fermented some peppers and they are good! I have loads of peppers so I'll be busy fermenting this next week!

 

[flowerbug]

i was hoping to do some saurkraut some year but that hasn't happened yet.

 

[seedcorn]

Same-sauerkraut. Deer ate all my cabbage so that won’t happen...

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

Sauerkraut and dill pickles. I have made a lot of kombucha tea. I also own a yogurt maker and have made some and I also have made kefir. I have fermented peppers too and i should have this year, but forgot.

 

[seedcorn]

Explain fermented peppers. Recipe? Taste?

 

[Pulsegleaner]

I make mead (according to those who drink it [I don't] very good mead.)

 

[Cosmo spring garden]

i was hoping to do some saurkraut some year but that hasn't happened yet.
I want to make sauerkraut.

 

[Cosmo spring garden]

Sauerkraut and dill pickles. I have made a lot of kombucha tea. I also own a yogurt maker and have made some and I also have made kefir. I have fermented peppers too and i should have this year, but forgot.

Kombucha sounds so good! I've yet to try it tho.

 

[Cosmo spring garden]

Explain fermented peppers. Recipe? Taste?

Fermenting is basically allowing the lactobacillus bacteria to grow in a clean environment. Lactobacillus are good for your digestive system and helps you fight illnesses better.
It's very easy. Wash peppers, remove seeds and stem and any bad spots. Put them in a sterile jar leaving 1 inch head space. The brine is 1 cup bottled water to 1 teaspoon non iodized salt. Pour in to jar until peppers are completely submerged. I used a glass weight to keep peppers under brine and a fermenting lid so the gases pass but dont let bacteria or air in. Put jar in a cool dark place and they should be ready to eat in 3-5 days. You will see small bubbles in the jar and that means the ferment is happening! The longer you let them sit the stronger the flavor. Store in fridge for up to 6 months. All this information is based on research I've done. I recommend that you do your own research because lots of variations out there. I bought the mason jar fermenting kit and it makes the process easier for a newbie.

 

[thistlebloom]

I just watched a program tonight about an Oregon couple who ferment the vegetables they grow on their farm. They've turned it into a business and wrote a couple of cookbooks.
I ordered one, been wanting to try this for awhile and you can start very small apparently.