Fermup - The Fermented Food Podcast

This week Branden talks about his most recent exploration into making black garlic at home. Show notes: [Johnson Controls A419ABC-1C Electronic Temp Controller Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0026NDC5O/fermup-20) [Black Garlic Nordic Food Lab](https://nordicfoodlab.org/blog/2013/2/black-garlic) [The Heal Your Gut Cookbook: Nutrient-Dense Recipes for Intestinal Health Using the GAPS Diet Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/The-Heal-Your-Cookbook-Nutrient-Dense/dp/1603585613/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409939240&sr=8-1&keywords=heal+your+gut+cookbook) Rate us on iTunes. Thanks for your support! Send your feedback to podcast@fermup.com or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.

This week Branden shares his experience with organizing fermentation related workshops. Show notes: [Kraut Source - Fermentation Made Simple by Karen Diggs and Eric Klein Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1412648491/kraut-source-fermentation-made-simple?ref=discovery) [78: Kraut Source and Karen Diggs FermUp](https://fermup.com/podcast/78/) [77: Chicken Feed Fermentation FermUp](https://fermup.com/podcast/77/) Farm to Fermentation Series Kickoff- Banh Mi and Beer!! [Webstaurant Store - Restaurant Supply Restaurant Equipment Store](https://www.webstaurantstore.com/) [Baker’s Math Kitchen Scale - KD8000 by My Weight Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001NE0FU2/fermup-20) Eventbrite - Discover Great Events or Create Your Own & Sell Tickets Brown Paper Tickets - The fair-trade ticketing company. Fermentation Fest Rate u

This week Branden talks about the loss of one awesome raw milk cheese from Wisconsin and genetically modified molds. Show notes: Fermentation on Wheels - a Fractured Atlas sponsored project [51: Fermentation on Wheels FermUp](https://fermup.com/podcast/51/) Farm to Fermentation Series Kickoff- Banh Mi and Beer!! Reedsburg Fermentation Fest The Everyday Fermentation Handbook [One of the best cheeses in America came from Wisconsin, until new regulation stepped in Bleader Chicago](https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2014/08/19/one-of-the-best-cheeses-in-america-came-from-wisconsin-until-new-regulation-stepped-in) Cheese Underground: Rush Creek Reserve Production Stopped By FDA Rule Uncertainty [The FDA’s ‘War’ on Artisanal Cheeses The Fiscal Times](https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/08/21/FDA-s-War-Artisanal-Cheeses) Rate us on iTunes. Thanks for your support! Send your feedback to po

This week we have special guest Karen Diggs of Kraut Source. She’s a chef, nutritionist, and she is in the middle of a highly successful fermentation gadget kickstarted campaign. Show notes: Kraut Source Kraut Source - Fermentation Made Simple by Karen Diggs and Eric Klein — Kickstarter Bauman College [Farm to Fermentation Festival August 24th 2014 at Finley Community Center](https://www.farmtofermentation.com/) [Maker Faire The Greatest Show and Tell on Earth](https://makerfaire.com/) Kraut Source on Facebook Rate us on iTunes. Thanks for your support! Send your feedback to podcast@fermup.com or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook or Google+. fermup-78-kraut-source.jpg

This week we talk about fermenting chicken feed. Even if you don’t have your own chickens, it is interesting to understand the benefits of fermenting food for an animal like the chicken. Show notes: Fermented feed for laying hens: effects on egg production, egg quality, plumage condition and composition and activity of the intestinal microflora. - ResearchGate Fermenting Feed for Meat Birds [Science of Fermented Feed Scratch Cradle](https://scratchcradle.wordpress.com/2012/09/22/science-of-fermented-feed/) Fermented Chicken Feed - Oh Lardy! Taylor & Francis Online :: Fermented feed for laying hens: effects on egg production, egg quality, plumage condition and composition and activity of the intestinal microflora - British Poultry Science - Volume 50, Issue 2 Rate us on iTunes. Thanks for your support! Send your feedback to podcast@fermup.com or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.

We talk with Amanda Feifer of Phickle.com about all the fermenty goodness that has transpired since the last time she appeared on the show more than one year ago. Spoiler alert: she has been one very busy fermentation evangelist! Show notes: [27: Amanda Feifer of Phickle.com FermUp](https://fermup.com/podcast/27/) [Wine and Brine phickle](https://phickle.com/index.php/wine-brine-small-batch-fermentation-classes/) High Street on Market Fair Food Philly [Two-Day Fermentation Intensive Workshop with Sandor Katz Shelburne Farms](https://www.shelburnefarms.org/calendar/event/two-day-fermentation-intensive-workshop-with-sandor-katz) Vermont Cheesemakers Festival Photo by phicklefoods Phickle on Pinterest Phickle phicklefoods on Instagram Phickle Ferments (phicklefoods) on Twitter [Fermentation Classes phickle](https://phickle.com/index.php/upcoming-classes-and-events/) Rate us on

This week we talk with Jeremy Ogusky, founder of Boston Ferments and Ogusky Ceramics. Show notes: [Ogusky Ceramics handcrafted fermentation crocks hand-thrown on the potters wheel by Jeremy Ogusky](https://www.claycrocks.com/) Boston Ferments Boston Fermentation Festival [clay.kraut.connection handcrafted ceramics by Jeremy Ogusky](https://www.claycrocks.com/#!claykrautconnection/c15g1) Boston Ferments on Facebook Jeremy Ogusky on Instagram Jeremy Ogusky on Twitter Jeremy Ogusky on Pinterest Rate us on iTunes. Thanks for your support! Send your feedback to podcast@fermup.com or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.

This week we talk about the beautiful world of koji and how sad it is when something goes awry. Also, an update on Allison and her stinky viili. Show notes: No links this week. But please do check out Branden’s upcoming fermentation cookbook here: fermentationhandbook.com Rate us on iTunes. Thanks for your support! Send your feedback to podcast@fermup.com or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.

This week we talk about Branden’s upcoming fermentation cookbook. Show notes: The Everyday Fermentation Handbook Rate us on iTunes. Thanks for your support! Send your feedback to podcast@fermup.com or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.

This week we talk about thinking beyond home ferments as side dishes. Show notes: [Skates Research NOAA](https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/species/Skates.php) [Northeast Skate Complex NOAA](https://www.nero.noaa.gov/sustainable/species/skate/) The Everyday Fermentation Handbook Rate us on iTunes. Thanks for your support! Send your feedback to podcast@fermup.com or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.

This week Allison and Branden discuss Hongeo, the fermented skate from Korea. Delicious? Or nauseating? You decide and then get out there and try it. Show notes: The Everyday Fermentation Handbook Check out Branden’s new site dedicated to his upcoming fermentation cookbook. Korea’s Fish Special: A Delicate Mix of Outhouse and Ammonia - NYTimes.com [43: Is That Skunk in Your Ferment? FermUp](https://fermup.com/podcast/43/) [Hongeo - The Hardest Thing to Swallow in Korea ZenKimchi](https://zenkimchi.com/korean-food-101/hongeo-홍어-the-hardest-thing-to-swallow-in-korea/) [Fermented skate Korean Food blog](https://seoulfoodyy.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/fermented-skate/) [Chica Vs. Food: Fermented Skate YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fVjzp3kAl0) [Baby’s First Experience with Hongeo YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgwXH-z3AaE)

This week we discuss the recent concerns surrounding the FDA, cheese, and aging on wood. While things have settled for the time being, is there still reason for alarm? Show notes: [Congressman Moves to Prevent FDA from Changing Cheese Regulations Food Safety News](https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/06/congressman-moves-to-prevent-fda-from-changing-cheese-rules/#.U5-L85RdWLV) [Getting it Right on Spent Grains FDA Voice](https://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2014/04/getting-it-right-on-spent-grains/) Cheesemakers rush to defend wooden-board aging in wake of FDA statement Cheese Underground: FDA Further “Clarifies” Stance on Aging Cheese on Wooden Boards Rate us on iTunes. Thanks for your support! Send your feedback to podcast@fermup.com or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.

This week we discuss recent science reporting on bacteria in placentas and then we talk about the line between speculating and misleading. Show notes: [53: Allisons Fridge FermUp](https://fermup.com/podcast/53/) [Study Sees Bigger Role for Placenta in Newborns Health NYTimes.com](https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/22/health/study-sees-bigger-role-for-placenta-in-newborns-health.html) [The Placenta Harbors a Unique Microbiome ScienceMag](https://stm.sciencemag.org/content/6/237/237ra65) [The Tree of Life: Overselling the microbiome award Phylogenomics](https://phylogenomics.blogspot.com/2014/05/overselling-microbiome-award-many-for.html) [Jonathan Eisen: Meet your microbes TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_eisen_meet_your_microbes) Reedsburg Fermentation Fest [Farm to Fermentation Festival August 24th 2014 at Finley Community Cente

This week we discuss the DNA sequencing of brewing yeast and the impact this could have on the industry and fermentation in general. Show notes: Strange Brews: The Genes of Craft Beer - NYTimes.com Yeast: The Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation (Brewing Elements Series): Jamil Zainasheff, Chris White: 9780937381960: Amazon.com: Books Food, Fermentation and Micro-organisms: Charles W. Bamforth: 9780632059874: Amazon.com: Books Rate us on iTunes. Thanks for your support! Send your feedback to podcast@fermup.com or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.

This week we talk about letting go of starter cultures, losing cultures, and how to cultivate new food traditions in a modern world. Show notes: [FARMcurious Fermenting Set by Nicole Kramer Easterday Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2021939414/farmcurious-fermenting-set) Nicole was on the show a couple of episodes ago and now she has more than doubled her original ickstarter goal. [NessAlla Kombucha, Symbiotic, Sustainable, and Successful! by NessAlla Kombucha Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1441273111/nessalla-kombucha-symbiotic-sustainable-and-succes) Watch their entertaining kickstarter video and consider backing them. Get those kids back in school! [Movie Review: “Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle” Fermenters Club](https://www.fermentersclub.com/kimchi-movie-review/) We said we were going to watch and review this movie, but it looks like Austin beat us to it over a year ago!

This week we talk brides, kimchi, mother-in-laws, and plenty more. Show notes: Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kolackys, Sauerkraut and Bank Robbers: Gettin’ Festive in Southern Minnesota - Southernminn.com: Scene [A look back at the Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine Cook it, Eat it, Love it - Food blog](https://cookiteatitloveit.com/tag/sandor-katz/) [Speakers The Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food & Wine](https://www.litfest.ie/speakers) [Wisconsin Remains Number 1 Cheese Producer Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation](https://wfbf.com/ag-newswire/wisconsin-remains-number-1-cheese-producer/) Yogurt Drinks, Not Too Smooth - NYTimes.com Rate us on iTunes. Thanks for your support! Send your feedback to podcast@fermup.com or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.

This week we are joined by special guest Nicole Easterday, founder of FARMcurious and creator of the FARMcurious Fermenting Set. Show notes: Kickstarter Update - FARMcurious [FARMcurious Fermenting Set by Nicole Kramer Easterday Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2021939414/farmcurious-fermenting-set) FARMcurious - to educate, inspire and equip the urban homesteader Farmer Nicole @ARMcurious on Twitter FARMCurious on Facebook Rate us on iTunes. Thanks for your support! Send your feedback to podcast@fermup.com or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.

This week we talk about the recent Surstromming incident in Sweden, a beer brewing C02 digester, arsenic in rice bran used for nukazuke, and more. Show notes: [Sweden fire turns cans of rotten fish into exploding missiles BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-27258303) [Surströmming cans exploded in boathouse fire Hudiksvall](https://helahalsingland.se/hudiksvall/1.7098350-surstromming-cans-exploded-in-boathouse-fire) [Fermented herring explosion causes a stink Radio Sweden Sveriges Radio](https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=5851618) [Algae Meets Breweries: algae greenhouse lowers brewery CO2 Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/algaebeer/algae-meets-breweries-algae-greenhouse-lowers-brew) [Pickled Green Strawberries Fermenters Club](https://www.fermentersclub.com/green-strawberries/)

This week we are joined by two wonderful commercial fermenters located in Madison, Wisconsin: Vanessa and Alla of NessAlla Kombucha. Show notes: NessAlla Kombucha [Darn Farm Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Darn-Farm/345270132249684?sk=timeline) [Booch ‘N Bitch Episode 3: Hannah Crum and the Black Currant, Aronia and Raspberry Margarita YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJFzZdV4F6Y) Sasha Lauren Kombucha Couture [NessAlla’s new Brewery!! YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrL7DT-GjGo) Rate us on iTunes. Thanks for your support! Send your feedback to podcast@fermup.com or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.

This week we talk culture, history, and the naming of foods. Show notes: [How to build a Temp Controller with a STC-1000 YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrdOpk10MkE&feature=youtu.be) [FARMcurious Fermenting Set by Nicole Kramer Easterday Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2021939414/farmcurious-fermenting-set) [There will be slime Nordic Food Lab](https://nordicfoodlab.org/blog/2014/3/there-will-be-slime) Rate us on iTunes. Thanks for your support! Send your feedback to podcast@fermup.com or connect with us on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.