lacto fermentation and kombucha making

LACTO FERMENTATIONAND KOMBUCHA MAKING

Chris van der Ploeg

@whatchrisdrinks

HI, I'M CHRIS… and I'm an addict

I'm addicted to fermentation

… and the by-products

2 TYPES OF FERMENTATIONLacto Fermentation

Kombucha Brewing

WTF IS LACTO FERMENTATION?Lactic fermentation is the result of LactobacillusLactobacillus naturally lives on vegetablesLactobacillus consumes sugars to produce lactic acidThis is the same bacteria that is responsible for Sour beer

WHY LACTO FERMENTATION?Lactic acid is a natural preservativeLactobacillus is a probioticIt's Fucking delicious

OK, HOW LACTO FERMENTATIONCOMBINE:

LactobacillusSugarSaltMinus OxygenTime

EQUIPMENT

IN ACTIONChris van der Ploeg2 months ago

WHAT CAN I LACTO FERMENT?Everything

BeveragesCondimentsFruit & VegetablesPicklesSauerkrautYogurtSo much more...

WTF IS KOMBUCHA?A lightly effervescent fermented drink of

sweetened black and/or green tea that is used asa functional food -Wikipedia

AcetobacterSaccharomycesBrettanomycesLactobacillusPediococcusGluconacetobacter KombuchaeZygosaccharomyces Kombuchaensis

Together they form a mushroom known as a Symbiotic ColonyOf Bacteria and Yeast or SCOBY

HOW TO BREW KOMBUCHAContainer Size - One quartSugar Amount - 1/4 cupTea Amount - 1-1/2 teaspoon loose tea or 2 tea bagsWater Amount - 2-1/2 cupsStarter Tea - 1/2 cup

boil water, add sugar, steep tea, allow to cool, put in jar, addSCOBY

KOMBUCHA BEER

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