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The Art of Fermentation
An In-depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World

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4,633 Ratings by Goodreads |
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Hardback, 528 pages
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USA, 14 June 2012

Winner of the 2013 James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference and Scholarship, and a New York Times bestseller, The Art of Fermentation is the most comprehensive guide to do-it-yourself home fermentation ever published. Sandor Katz presents the concepts and processes behind fermentation in ways that are simple enough to guide a reader through their first experience making sauerkraut or yogurt, and in-depth enough to provide greater understanding and insight for experienced practitioners. While Katz expertly contextualizes fermentation in terms of biological and cultural evolution, health and nutrition, and even economics, this is primarily a compendium of practical information how the processes work; parameters for safety; techniques for effective preservation; troubleshooting; and more. With two-color illustrations and extended resources, this book provides essential wisdom for cooks, homesteaders, farmers, gleaners, foragers, and food lovers of any kind who want to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for arguably the oldest form of food preservation, and part of the roots of culture itself. Readers will find detailed information on fermenting vegetables; sugars into alcohol (meads, wines, and ciders); sour tonic beverages; milk; grains and starchy tubers; beers (and other grain-based alcoholic beverages); beans; seeds; nuts; fish; meat; and eggs, as well as growing mold cultures, using fermentation in agriculture, art, and energy production, and considerations for commercial enterprises.

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Winner of the 2013 James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference and Scholarship, and a New York Times bestseller, The Art of Fermentation is the most comprehensive guide to do-it-yourself home fermentation ever published. Sandor Katz presents the concepts and processes behind fermentation in ways that are simple enough to guide a reader through their first experience making sauerkraut or yogurt, and in-depth enough to provide greater understanding and insight for experienced practitioners. While Katz expertly contextualizes fermentation in terms of biological and cultural evolution, health and nutrition, and even economics, this is primarily a compendium of practical information how the processes work; parameters for safety; techniques for effective preservation; troubleshooting; and more. With two-color illustrations and extended resources, this book provides essential wisdom for cooks, homesteaders, farmers, gleaners, foragers, and food lovers of any kind who want to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for arguably the oldest form of food preservation, and part of the roots of culture itself. Readers will find detailed information on fermenting vegetables; sugars into alcohol (meads, wines, and ciders); sour tonic beverages; milk; grains and starchy tubers; beers (and other grain-based alcoholic beverages); beans; seeds; nuts; fish; meat; and eggs, as well as growing mold cultures, using fermentation in agriculture, art, and energy production, and considerations for commercial enterprises.

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Product Details
EAN
9781603582865
ISBN
160358286X
Other Information
Index; Bibliography; Illustrations, color
Dimensions
24.4 x 18.8 x 4.1 centimeters (0.44 kg)

Table of Contents

1. Fermentation as a Coevolutionary Force
2. Practical Benefits of Fermentation
3. Basic Concepts and Equipment
4. Fermenting Sugars into Alcohol: Meads, Wines, and Ciders
5. Fermenting Vegetables (and Some Fruits Too)
6. Fermenting Sour Tonic Beverages
7. Fermenting Milk
8. Fermenting Grains and Starchy Tubers
9. Fermenting Beers and Other Grain-Based Alcoholic Beverages
10. Growing Mold Cultures
11. Fermenting Beans, Seeds, and Nuts
12. Fermenting Meat, Fish, and Eggs
13. Considerations for Commercial Enterprises
14. Non-Food Applications of Fermentation
Epilogue: A Cultural Revivalist Manifesto

About the Author

Sandor Ellix Katz, a self-taught fermentation experimentalist, wrote Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods in order to spread the fermentation wisdom he had learned, and demystify home fermentation. Newsweek called it "the fermenting bible". Since the publication of Wild Fermentation, Katz has taught hundreds of fermentation workshops across North America and internationally, taking on a role he describes as a "fermentation revivalist".

Reviews

"Sandor Katz is the master of fermentation. His new book is the definitive manual of 'permaculture cuisine'... a compendious masterwork that teaches both basic and advanced techniques of these kinds of 'live-culture' alchemy" Permaculture magazine "A fascinating exploration of food culture and history, as well as a how-to manual for every type of fermentation you could probably imagine" Juno magazine

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By Ellie on July 8, 2012
This is a tome of joy for anyone interested in fermentation and its history and origins. It is dense and packed with information on how, as well as history and reasons why, to ferment food. Katz's writing is engaging and easy to follow, he includes much anecdotal information from his own experience and the practical experiences of fermenters from across the globe. Love it!
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