Winemakers have a choice of fermentation vessels — wood, stainless steel, and concrete. What is the difference between them? While there are various variables, here is a general overview: • Wooden ...

Who hatched this new breed of egg-shaped fermenter? The 4-foot oblong fermentation vessel in the cellar at Healdsburg’s Rodney Strong Vineyards is a prototype produced by Vicard, a barrel-making ...

Fermenting food is a process, and it all begins with the right vessel. Food & Wine / Amazon Fermentation requires very little equipment to get started, but a crock or a jar is essential.

Ceramic clay used for wine fermentation, storage, and as a transport vessel is as old as ancient Greco/Roman culture. One of the Roman provinces, Gaul (France) at first eschewed using the ceramic ...

In this phase, the yeast are doing all the work of turning your wort into beer. The yeast consume sugars in the wort, creating alcohol and CO2 in the process. The bubbling in the airlock is caused by ...

It’s no secret that hackers like fermentation, both the process and the end results. I myself have a crock of sauerkraut happily bubbling away in the kitchen right now. Fermentation can lead to tasty ...