When apples are in season make this naturally fermented apple ginger beer. It’s made with a ginger bug and is super fizzy and delicious! Fermenting Apples and Ginger Fall is the season for apples, and apples and ginger go together spectacularly! Ever since I first made a ginger bug, I knew that I wanted to…
Ferment
Fermenting is a traditional way of preserving foods that creates a delicious and gut healthy end product. Making lacto-fermented veggies (like fermented asparagus) is a great way to use up excess veggies from your garden. Fermented honey garlic can help keep you healthy!
I’m also big on making fermented drinks such as kombucha, water kefir, and natural sodas. And of course there’s mead (honey wine) and other homebrews, like apple ginger beer, that bring us happiness and joy!
Fermented Elderberry Soda with Ginger and Honey (Made with Wild Yeast)
Learn how to make this easy and delicious fermented elderberry soda with ginger and honey! It can be made with a wild yeast starter made with foraged elderberries, or a ginger bug. It’s the perfect natural soda for late summer and fall! Elderberry Season Elderberry season is always an exciting time. I love watching the…
Kombucha Soap: Natural Face Bar Recipe
Most of us in the fermenting world know all about kombucha, whether we’ve made it ourselves or just purchase it at our local health food store. What I’ve only recently learned is that kombucha is also great for the skin and makes a wonderful soap! This kombucha soap face bar recipe comes from a brand…
Blackberry Mead: One Gallon Recipe
Hot summer days mean one thing to me: blackberries are ripening! It’s usually sometime in August that we start foraging for blackberries, and I always make sure to reserve some for making a gallon (or two or three) of blackberry mead. Of course blackberry cobbler and crisp will also be made, and they are delicious,…
Fermented Sweet Potato Kvass
Fermenting foods is one of my favorite pastimes, and I’ve been especially fond of naturally fermented sodas recently. This fermented turmeric soda I made recently really got me hooked! They are so easy to make and can be flavored any way you like, plus they are actually good for you. I had heard of sweet…
Fermented Asparagus with Garlic
Asparagus is one of my very favorite spring vegetables. I love when I start seeing them at the farmers market, as that’s a sure sign that warm weather is near! Plus it’s just a tasty vegetable that can make any meal feel fancy. Making fermented asparagus with garlic is one of the best ways to…
Maple Mead with Orange and Spices (Acerglyn)
Maple mead, also called acerglyn, is made by replacing some of the honey with pure maple syrup. Here is a delicious one gallon maple mead recipe fermented with orange and spices! Simple Mead Making Ebook Want to learn more about making mead? I have a Simple Mead Making for Beginners eBook just for you! It…
Naturally Fermented Turmeric Soda
You might remember a couple of weeks ago I made a turmeric bug, which is basically a “starter” for making fermented sodas. The turmeric bug started bubbling away very quickly, within only a few days, which was really exciting. That means it’s time to make a naturally fermented turmeric soda! This is similar to how…
How to Make a Turmeric Bug
One of my favorite things to ferment is to make a ginger bug. It’s always worked well for me, and I love the ginger sodas I can make from it, like my apple ginger beer. I have heard and read that the same thing can be done with turmeric root, and it is something that…
Applejack: Is it Legal and Safe?
Homebrewing your own hard cider is fun, legal, and safe (that is, if you don’t imbibe too much). However, it is often the case that one will come across recipes for other kinds of homemade alcoholic drinks during the researching period. When I was looking into all the different ways to make hard cider, I…
