lacto fermentation and kombucha making
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Talk given at the Nov 5th, 2014 Cowtown Yeast WRanglers MeetingTRANSCRIPT
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
QUESTIONS