Guides

Fermented Condiments Guides

Koji, miso, soy sauce and hot sauce: the mold-and-brine ferments where salt percentages and incubation schedules matter most.

  1. Koji and Soy Sauce: The Complete Guide Growing koji rice with the spore dose and turn schedule, keeping the pile cool, and building a moromi brine from Baumé to salt percentage.
  2. Fermented Hot Sauce: The Complete Guide Brine versus mash for fermented peppers, the 3-5% salt band, fermentation timing and turning peppers into a pourable sauce.