We are meeting on Monday, May 6 from 7:00-8:30 at Rockaway Brewing Co in LIC. Grab a beer at the bar and join us in the upstairs tasting room!
Check us out! We are an eclectic and enthusiastic mix of happy nerdy fermenters. meeting every month on the first Monday of the month in Long Island City.
Come join us with just your curiosity or bring along something that you have fermented to share with the group and be prepared to enjoy fermented goodness brought by others!
SPRING!!
Tender chives, mustard greens, dandelions, mushrooms, RAMPS...'
Here are some creative techniques for early spring ferments to inspire you:
Chive Blossom Kimchi from Farmsteady:
https://farmsteady.com/field-guide/recipe-chive-blossom-kimchi
Tender spring herb fermented chimichurri from Insane in the Brine:
https://insaneinthebrine.com/lacto-fermented-fresh-herbs/
Also try his technique for escabeche which is basically a brine ferment that you can use in so many different ways:
https://insaneinthebrine.com/escabeche/
Fermented Ramps: https://middlebury.coop/recipe/lacto-fermented-ramps/
And just to throw something fun out there to sop up all the fermented goodness of any of the above ideas - here's a sourdough focaccia recipe from The Perfect Loaf! This is an amazing sourdough reference site for ANY level:
https://www.theperfectloaf.com/a-simple-focaccia/
New to fermenting or it's been awhile??
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!
Come and share in TASTINGS, fermentation ideas, techniques, questions, motivations, etc!
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!
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/insights/the-science-of-fermentation-1432
Basic recipe for lacto-ferments (ie: veggie+salt+TIME): https://homesteadersofamerica.com/fermenting-basics/
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: @NYC Ferments! And also our good friends: @Contrabandferments; @cultures.group
