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What's your biggest ferment failure? I'll go first.
This list is huge, but this one just came to mind -
In late 2024, I thought I'd be clever and trial a vinegar using some sake kasu from our sister sake brewery. It was my first time working with the kasu in this way, and I did the vinegar in the same way I usually do - dilute the medium to ~6% ABV and oxygenate with an aquarium pump I got from the pet store.
But there was WAY too much sediment. Fruit flies descended, maybe a house fly or two, and the small gaps I'd left in the top surrounding the pump hose became a breeding ground. Returning from travel a few days later, I found a swelling mass of eggs and writhing larvae. I should've thrown that thing in a volcano, but the garbage disposal did just fine.
I wish I had some pictures - god, how awful.
Ok - what's yours? 😅
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What's your biggest ferment failure? I'll go first.
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