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Summer is full of fresh herbs, ripe fruits, and intense flavors. With fermentation, you can extend the shelf life of seasonal ingredients and enhance their taste.
Using two simple recipes: a fermented herb paste and a sparkling tepache – you will learn the basics of fermentation step-by-step. From preparation to the right equipment and the finished ferment, we will guide you through the entire process. Because once you understand the technique, you can apply it again and again.
Preserving summer ingredients has never been so easy.
Understanding Fermentation
Fermentation is more than a recipe. It's a technique that opens up new possibilities for you to use seasonal ingredients, intensify flavors, and extend the shelf life of foods. Our starter sets, including booklets, help you understand the basics and safely produce your first ferments.
We guide you through the entire process:
- Selecting the right ingredients
- Preparing ferments
- Getting to know the right equipment
- Understanding fermentation
- Successful storage and enjoyment
Our fermentation starter sets & tools support you every step of the way and make getting started especially easy.
Learn the technique behind live ferments
Fermented herbal paste
With a fermented herb paste, you can easily preserve fresh summer herbs and intensify their aroma at the same time. This recipe shows you the basics of lactic acid fermentation and can be applied to many different herbs.
Make your own tepache
Tepache is a fruity, sparkling, fermented drink made from pineapple peels and an ideal introduction to the world of fermentation. You will learn how complex flavors are created from a few ingredients through natural fermentation.
Fermentation & Gut Health
Many fermented foods contain live microorganisms that can be part of a diverse diet. At the same time, fermentation opens up new taste experiences and helps to consciously use seasonal ingredients and make them last longer.
FAQ: Helpful Questions to Get You Started
Fermentation is a natural process in which microorganisms such as lactic acid bacteria transform food. This creates new flavors and many ingredients have an extended shelf life.
Depending on the recipe, between a few days and several weeks. Many beginner recipes are ready to enjoy after 2 to 7 days.
No. With the right basics and a little patience, fermentation is easy for beginners to learn.
Basil, parsley, dill, chives, coriander, oregano and many other kitchen herbs are particularly suitable.
Tepache is a traditional fermented drink made from pineapple rinds. It tastes fruity, slightly sparkling, and is ideal for fermentation beginners.
A glass weight keeps the ingredients submerged below the liquid surface. This creates optimal conditions for fermentation.
Fermentation lids allow gases to escape, while simultaneously preventing oxygen from entering.
A wooden tamper helps to compact vegetables or herbs and release liquid. It greatly simplifies the preparation of many ferments.
All you need for successful ferments
Glass weight
Fermentier Deckel
wooden rammer
Mason Jars
Fermentation Kits
Enjoy summer with ferments
Once you understand the basics of fermentation, you can apply them to new ingredients again and again – from fermented herb paste to tepache and your own creations. This way, summer ingredients can be preserved and enjoyed throughout the year.
With our Fermentation E-book, simple instructions, and Fermentation Sets, you'll learn to ferment step by step. Our Mason jars, fermentation lids, and glass weights will guide you from your first ferment to safe storage.
Start fermenting now and discover how easy fermentation and your favorite ferments can be.
