Fermentation experimentation ideas

Ideas

Take close-up pictures of ferments: macro lense (or microscope)
Follow pH over time: simple pH indicator paper to start with
Follow populations of microbial species in ferments over time. How much does a metagenomic analysis cost? Analyse with bioinformatics packages

Want to try

Misozuke - miso-fermented tofu “cheese”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7bwE7bNlss
Kishk or poor-man’s cheese (from bulgur): started 2023-01-09: Keckek el Fouqara (Poor man’s cheese) Another try, following https://www.instagram.com/p/C3m6fUWuP7_/
Sauerkrauts with nice additions: carrots, peppers, celeriac, apple.
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/nov/05/vegetarian-umami-chilli-recipes-mirepoix-kimchi-kenji-morimoto-homemade-ferments

Inspiration

Philly Tempeh

https://www.instagram.com/phillytempeh/

Handmade, non-GMO, non-soy tempeh. They do different varieties, e.g. split pea, split pea + sunflower, chickpea + red quinoa, chickpea, adzuki beans, etc. The incubation happens on shelves in plastic bags and they seem to use some kind of incubation/insulation tent for that. Starter is from Indonesia, I think Raprima. They also ordered a dehuller through Raprima. They call their tempeh “unprocessed plant protein” to distinguish it from the many other veggie fake meat options.