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LACTO FERMENTATION AND KOMBUCHA MAKING Chris van der Ploeg @whatchrisdrinks

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Talk given at the Nov 5th, 2014 Cowtown Yeast WRanglers Meeting

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LACTO FERMENTATIONAND KOMBUCHA MAKING

Chris van der Ploeg

@whatchrisdrinks

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HI, I'M CHRIS… and I'm an addict

I'm addicted to fermentation

… and the by-products

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2 TYPES OF FERMENTATIONLacto Fermentation

Kombucha Brewing

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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

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

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OK, HOW LACTO FERMENTATIONCOMBINE:

LactobacillusSugarSaltMinus OxygenTime

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EQUIPMENT

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WHAT CAN I LACTO FERMENT?Everything

BeveragesCondimentsFruit & VegetablesPicklesSauerkrautYogurtSo much more...

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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

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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

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KOMBUCHA BEER

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QUESTIONS