Fermenting Madness!!

So I'm kind of on a fermenting rampage.
Please excuse me for being "redundant" I was slightly repetitive in this video, but I emphasize how important it is to include lacto-fermented food into your diets!

Two words ENZYMES and Microflora!!!!
Which actually, bacteria in your gut also produce what is known as "accessory enzymes" which also contribute to your ability to digest food.

What is the funniest thing to me is that I will imagine as I'm eating some kefir with fresh fruit that they bacteria are eating the sugars in the fruit while I am eating them. It is like one of those mirror images that keeps going on and on and never ends..

So what I've got fermenting;
*Kefir-Milk (Kefir Grain is symbiotic relationship of yeast and bacteria which convert the lactose into lactic acid. Great item for those who are lactose intolerant, {which is everyone to a degree}.
*Lacto-fermented Veggies/Kraut/Pickles- Enzymes, and the original nutritional content of the food. Better than eating it raw if you ask me. Fermentation increases all the best parts of raw food.
*Kombucha tea- Mother of Kombucha is yet again a symbiotic relationship of Bacteria to yeast which convert sugars into Lactic acid, acetic acid (vinegar) and alcohol. It is something in between an alcoholic beverage and vinegar.
*Fruit Enzyme- This one I'm new to, so I can't say I'm sure what is going to happen. Had some of my fruit enzyme (whey) mix this morning with my Kefir and it was a bit on the alcoholic side. I may have let it ferment too long before introducing the whey, and the yeast is now competing with the bacteria for dominance. Eventually, alcohol will convert to vinegar, and I do plan to make another test bottle and incorporate some Kombucha strain into that one rather than the whey.
*Sourdough!!! (Smells fresh bread baking!! Yum..) This is a variation on a theme, I used Kefir to inoculate this sourdough and it fermented for a couple days. I also included some of my old sourdough culture from the fridge into the mix and will find out if this is a successful mixture. I did not use commercial yeast.

You can and should also ferment your grains for a morning porridge/gruel type of deal. This makes the nutrients more accessible and completely eliminates all the anti-nutrients present in the grains. It is a misconception that a whole grain diet leads to health. Rather a sprouted/soaked/fermented whole grain diet in fact leads to health.

When testing out your fermented food products, be sure to utilize your senses and if it doesn't seem right, don't eat it!! I take quite the risk, I let things sit and ferment and I taste everything and if it isn't totally gross, I consume it because I want to expose my immune system to all sorts of bugs so it has a chance to exercise. I made drink out of Molasses and Kombucha mixed with lemon juice and honey and spring water, and forgot about it for a week in my car, lo and behold it had undergone fermentation. The sugars where no longer present and I still drank the stuff, it was kinda weird, the molasses without the sugar is indeed bitter, but I'm still alive and Molasses is actually very good for you. It has tons of Potassium, Calcium and Iron. (Blackstrap unsulphured of course.) There are many ways to ferment.. And it is fun to experiment!

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• fermentation
• lactic acid fermentation
• microbiology
• micro flora
• digestive health
• enzymes
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• kombucha
• pickles
• sauerkraut
• chutney
• fruit enzyme
• vinegar
• alcohol
• acetic acid
• lactic acid
• weston a price
• the body ecology diet
• nourishing traditions
• sourdough bread
• kefir
• whey
• eat right
• longevity
• baby boomer
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• whole foods
• the makers diet
• fermented grains
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[dazigg]

Hey, if it turns into alcohol, don't throw it out! Just leave it out longer and you'll have a really nice, exotic vinegar.

[HomesteadProvocateur]

Thanks, will do!

[CelticReject]

Your healthy living/eating system is certainly paying off. You look the picture of health and are very beautiful. Peace.

[feralkevin]

Thanks for taking us along for the ride. This is exactly the kind of information we need, people's experiences with these things. I've tried krauts, kefir, alchoholic beverages and in betweens, and I've think we've read the same books (your presentation of the information was near impeccable) but your recipes and experiences are unique, and that's the kind of stuff I want to see on YouTube. Thank you.

[2prevail]

Great video! It's so cool to see all the things you were experimenting with. I am currently home brewing water kefir and kombucha and have some lemons fermenting as well. I am looking forward to making kimchi and sourdough and pickles and all sorts of good healing foods! Thankyou for sharing your experience!

[thallious9876]

WOW! can i come over an eat the sprouted an fermented chia flax grains with u at candle light.

[MusicMyBlanket]

I too had been fermenting kombucha and kefir for a while. I'm trying to make some sourdough today which I innoculated with kefir and kombucha. Haven't made it to fruit and veggies yet though. Have made some hombrewed beer too, although it's not all that nutritious :D

Fermentation for life.

[4trahasis]

How'd that fruit beverage turn out?

Also, isn't honey somewhat anti-bacterial, which could inhibit the fermentation process? (don't ask me how mead is made).

[dashen]

Do you Pasteurize the liquid after?

[bm5447]

I just got into fermenting veggies! I have been making beer for the past 3 years and decided to ferment other things like pickles and cabbage! Its healthy and fun!

[Archos72]

The reason why I think your channel is so interesting and very important is that the fermenting-, and compostingprocesses are the anaerobic and aerobic BEGINNING OF ALL LIFE for us human beings!!

Without bacteria, microbes and worms there would be no human life! They "convert" death into new LIFE!

FANTASTIC!! :-)

[Archos72]

Good luck to you too worm, bacteria and microbe growing/loving partner!

I bet my worms and microbes will have multiplied more than yours in the end of the season! ;-)