Weekend experiments in fermentation

2026-04-04

Someone at work got me interested in fermentation. I borrowed most of the equipment at first. Reading the manual first would have saved me an afternoon. More on this later.

After a few years of birdwatching. Reading the manual first would have saved me an afternoon. The first attempts were clumsy, and that was fine. Cheap materials are fine for practice. The notes below are mostly for my future self. Questions are welcome by email.

I keep coming back to travel notes. Small, repeatable steps turned out to matter more than any single trick. The first attempts were clumsy, and that was fine. Thanks for reading.

Most of my weekends now go into letterpress. Most of the work is preparation; the visible part is quick. Keeping a simple log helped more than I expected. Small, repeatable steps turned out to matter more than any single trick. I changed my mind about this twice. Thanks for reading.