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Kombucha Starter Kit

Jake Spurlock — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:44:18 +0000

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Kombucha Starter Kit

$16

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Complexity: 2
Components: 4
Documentation: 3
Community: 3
Completeness: 3

TAGS: beverages, fermentation, Kombucha, sparkling tea, starter kit

Reviewed: November 14th, 2011

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Kombucha Starter Kit

$16

Company Website Buy now!

Complexity: 2
Components: 4
Documentation: 3
Community: 3
Completeness: 3

TAGS: beverages, fermentation, Kombucha, sparkling tea, starter kit

Reviewed:

What’s kombucha? It’s a refreshing, lightly sweetened, sparkling tea drink that is naturally fermented (yet non-alcoholic). The Oregon Kombucha kit comes with everything you need to make your own kombucha at home. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. Boil a gallon of water, brew the tea satchel, dissolve the sugar, let it cool, […]

Brooklyn Brew Beer Making Kit

Jake Spurlock — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:12:43 +0000

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Brooklyn Brew Shop

Brooklyn Brew Beer Making Kit

$40

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Complexity: 4
Components: 4
Documentation: 4
Community: 4
Completeness: 4

TAGS: alcohol, beer, beer-making, beverages, fermentation

Reviewed: November 11th, 2011

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Brooklyn Brew Shop

Brooklyn Brew Beer Making Kit

$40

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Complexity: 4
Components: 4
Documentation: 4
Community: 4
Completeness: 4

TAGS: alcohol, beer, beer-making, beverages, fermentation

Reviewed:

The Brooklyn Brew Shop 1 Gallon Beer Making Kit is the perfect introduction to brewing for the quality-conscious quaffer. Instead of the typical can of malt extract, you’ll learn about the true steps of making a grain mash, sparging, hopping, yeasting, fermenting, bottling, and then drinking a delicious homebrew. I made a tasty IPA, though […]

Spike Your Juice

Jake Spurlock — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:05:53 +0000

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Spike Your Juice

$10

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Complexity: 2
Components: 4
Documentation: 3
Community: 2
Completeness: 3

TAGS: alcohol, beverages, fermentation

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Spike Your Juice

$10

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Complexity: 2
Components: 4
Documentation: 3
Community: 2
Completeness: 3

TAGS: alcohol, beverages, fermentation

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Spike Your Juice is a simple introduction to home fermentation. The kit comes with enough yeast packets for six batches, an airlock with rubber stopper, and clear instructions. To brew a batch of alcoholic juice, add one yeast pack to a 64oz bottle of juice (such as grape or cranberry), shake, stopper with the water-filled […]

Vegetable Fermenting Gear

Jake Spurlock — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:05:25 +0000

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Cultures for Health

Vegetable Fermenting Gear

$20 starter, plus $62 for cookbook, mandoline, and jar

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Complexity: 1
Components: 5
Documentation: 4
Community: 4
Completeness: 2

TAGS: fermentation, food, sauerkraut, vegetables

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Cultures for Health

Vegetable Fermenting Gear

$20 starter, plus $62 for cookbook, mandoline, and jar

Company Website Buy now!

Complexity: 1
Components: 5
Documentation: 4
Community: 4
Completeness: 2

TAGS: fermentation, food, sauerkraut, vegetables

Reviewed:

To make sauerkraut, all you really need is cabbage, salt, and a jar with a lid, but you can make your life much easier with a mandoline slicer, vegetable starter culture, and fermenting crock from Cultures for Health. (A copy of Wild Fermentation by Sandor Katz will only help the cause.) They carry charming crocks […]