NYC FERMENTS - DECEMBER MEETUP!

Come join us on Monday, Dec 1 from 7:00-8:30 at Rockaway Brewing Co in LIC.
It's the holiday season - let's think about FESTIVE FERMENTS!
There will be a grab bag of goodies to exchange so feel free to bring along those extra kombucha scobys; milk or water kefir grains; excess sourdough starter; KOJI; nato; neglected miso pastes in the back of your fridge; funky brine; even some extra ferment jars to pass along!!
One person's discard - is another's springboard to a new world of fermented goodness!

Make it special and come share...

Here are some holiday ideas to get you started:
If you are feeling nostalgic to pre-pandemic NYCFerments gala holiday parties - try your hand at making Cheryl's famous fermented kefir eggnog:
https://www.contrabandferments.com/new-blog/fermentedeggnog

Looking for some holiday sweetness - try Fermented cranberries in honey - the perfect condiment on all holiday dishes: https://www.growforagecookferment.com/fermented-honey-cranberries/

A really super recipe for a festive (RED) holiday kraut from Joanna Frankham: https://joannafrankham.com/easy-christmas-kraut/

The possibilities are endless! Surprise us with what you can create and be prepared to enjoy fermented goodness brought by others! YUM!

Share in TASTINGS, fermentation ideas, techniques, questions, motivations, and more!
New to fermenting or it's been a while?? Come and check us out! We meet the first Monday of the month in Long Island City.
We are an eclectic and enthusiastic mix of happy nerdy fermenters.
Join us at any level with your curiosity and questions or with your fermented goodness expertise- you will be amazed at how you fit into and enjoy the group!

Try something new...
Go down a different path...
Start with a new ingredient...
Raise a familiar ingredient to a fermented height that you have never done before...
Get nerdy with us - and get ready to share in our enthusiasm!

Let's be creative and play it by ear with thoughtfulness and consideration of each other.

With bubbles for all,
NYC Ferments

Per request - tacking to the end of this message some Fermentation info for anyone looking for additional internet rabbit holes to disappear down...
Nerdy science site for fun reading: https://www.labmanager.com/the-science-of-fermentation-1432
Basic recipe for lacto-ferments (ie: veggie+salt+TIME): https://homesteadersofamerica.com/fermenting-basics/

MILK KEFIR HOW TO - https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-milk-kefir-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-202022

And the classic YouTube video every fermenter should watch (throwback to a VERY young Sandor Katz...): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i77hU3zR-fQ

Also check out Instagram: @NYCFerments also our good friends: @Contrabandferments; and @cultures.group