DIY Fermentation For Beginners: Step by Step Guide to Fermenting Various Foods & Beverages (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781723085291)

Food fermentation is a hobby my grandfather started first, then my father got involved, and when I was about ten years old, I started getting fascinated by it. So it has been in our family for three generations. I am not a scientist, nor a guy with a Ph.D. in Chemistry. I love the food this process can produce and some of the true health benefits it offers. I have done quite a bit of research to find the chemistry part of fermentation out of curiosity and found out that what my family has been practicing for three generations now is actually safe and healthy.

I always wanted to write about the fermentation and interworking of this process along with what food and drinks it can offer us; I am happy that I was finally able to put together this book and share the amazing fun and benefits of fermenting various foods.

In This Book, I Show You:

• Basics of Fermentation
• How Fermentation Preserves Foods
• Types of Fermented Foods by Type (Bean, Grain, Vegetables, Dairy, Fish, Meat, Honey, Tea based fermentation, etc.)
• The Science of Fermentation
• 4 Principles of Fermentation
• How to Manipulate Microbial Activity and Growth
• Time and Temperature in Fermentation
• Open and closed fermenting Methods
• Yeast fermentation Process and products (fruit juice, wine, beer, cashew wine, Tepache, Colonche, date wine, sparkling wine, Toddy, Pulque, Muratina & Many More)
• Necessary Conditions for Ideal Fermentation
• How to produce fruit alcohol
• Bacterial Fermentation process
• Lactic Acid Fermentation
• Acetic Acid Bacteria
• Alkaline Fermentation Bacteria
• Mixed Fermentation Process and Products (Coconut Water Vinegar, Pineapple Peel Vinegar, Palm Wine Vinegar, Cocoa Powder, Vanilla, Tabasco, etc.)
• Choosing the right Tools & Equipment
• Advantages & Disadvantages of Fermenting Foods
• 10 Most Healthy Fermented Foods
• Potential Hazards of Fermented Foods
• Pathogens Associated with Fermented Foods
• Shelf Life of Various Fermented Foods & How to Influence Their Shelf Life
• Fermented Foods vs. Canned Foods
• Step By Step Process of Fermenting Various Vegetables
• 15 Tops Fermentation Recipes (Miso, Sauerkraut, Pickles, Kimchi, Kefir, Yogurt, Kombucha, Cr鑪e Fraiche, Salami, Sourdough, Soy Sauce, Sake, Vinegar, Spiced Cider & Mead)

Enjoy!