Ferment About It! (Fuhmentaboudit!), aims to demystify the art of home fermentation with a primary focus on home brewing beer. Chris and Mary take listeners on a journey through fermentation, sharing history, practical methods, recipes and anecdotes from personal experience as well as from those of guest fermenters both amateur and pro.
Latest episodes
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45 min
Biscuits & Beer
Chris and Mary are joined remotely by the inimitable Christopher Gandsy of DaleView Biscuits and Beer. They discuss baking gluten free, the birth and operation of his Chris' Brookl…
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57 min
Joe Kirchhoff, The Baker and the Dad
This week in Episode "Halfway to 500", Mary and Chris bring on long time friend and fellow fermenter/Brooklynite Joe Kirchhoff to talk all things bread and home baking. From sourdo…
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47 min
Contraband Ferments in Panemia
This week Mary and Chris catch up with friend and occasional co-host Cheryl Paswater to talk fermented nut cheeses and food preservation in a pandemic world. Put on your “Depressio…
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38 min
The Return of Fuhmentaboudit
Oh how we’ve missed you! …but boy have we been busy.” Chris & Mary catch us up while warming up for a new season of fermentation fun and inspiration in 2020. They discuss a few fer…
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27 min
Introducing Hard Core - A Cider Series from Heritage Radio Network
Chris and Mary are hard at work running Fifth Hammer Brewing in Long Island City. So while we don't have a new Fuhmentaboudit! episode for you, we have something else to share: Har…
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29 min
Episode 247: Foolish Ferments with the NYC Ferments Meetup
What are the NYC Fermenters up to in April? April fooling around! From more crazy cookies to many delicious creme fraiche mistakes, Fuhmentaboudit talks to the local makers about t…
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41 min
Episode 246: Hot Sauce Cookies and other Fermented Snacks with the NYC Ferments Meetup
We're back at the NYC Ferments for the March meetup. Join the local fermenters for treats with the theme of Pickles from Parts, meaning ferments are used as part of a larger dish.…
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38 min
Episode 245: Dad Jokes from Norway with Haandbryggeriet
Chris and Mary stop in the middle of a multi-cultural collaboration to interview the makers at Norwegian brewery Haandbryggeriet. Stefan and Ragnar talk about how to make beers in…
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43 min
Episode 244: What Does NYC Ferment? February Edition
Live from Fifth Hammer, it's the NYC Ferments meetup group! Join local NYC fermenters and fermentation enthusiasts for a deep dive into homemade kimchis, sourdoughs, and tempeh. Fu…
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40 min
Episode 243: Brewing Local in NC with Free Range Brewing
Mary sits down with Jason Alexander, Co-founder and Brewmaster of Free Range Brewing in Charlotte, North Carolina, in this week's episode. Jason and his brother, Jeff, brew with ma…
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30 min
Episode 242: NYC Ferments in January
Mary talks with several fermenters at the January meeting of the NYC Ferments Meetup. Fuhmentaboudit! is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C…
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37 min
Episode 241: Hops in NY State and brewing in India!
This week we have a two parter. In part one we talk to Chris Holden of the New York hop guild about the past, present, and future of hop growing in NY. Then in part two, we chat wi…
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41 min
Episode 240: Natto in Brooklyn? Fuhmentaboudit! with Ann Yonetani
Chris, Mary, and Rachel are joined by Ann Yonetani of Nyrture, the only natto producer in New York. Ann talks about how natto is made, why it has that crazy texture, and how we can…
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54 min
Episode 239: Brooklyn Cider House is IN THE HOUSE! with Peter Yi
Fuhmentaboudit is kicking off Cider Week with a visit from local (down the block) cidermaker Peter Yi. Peter shares his life-changing trip and the cider that made him quit his job…
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60 min
Episode 238: Anchors Aweigh with Scott Ungermann of Anchor Brewing
Mary & Chris sit down with Scott Ungermann, Brewmaster at Anchor Brewing. They delve into the history of steam beer, the magic of open fermentation and all things Anchor, from the…
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50 min
Episode 237: 400 Ways You Can Be Drunk with David Schmidt
Chris, Mary, and Rachel are joined by author and fermenter David Schmidt to talk ancient Mexican cultures and ferments. What is pulque? Does all tepache have pineapple? Fuhmentabou…
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56 min
Episode 236: Does this Cheese Go With My Beer? with Alexa Wilkinson
In this special pairing episode, Chris, Mary, and Rachel are joined by Alexa Wilkinson of Murray's Cheese who made her way over from the Cheese Caves of LIC to talk about cheese an…
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53 min
Episode 235: Worth Their Weight in Malt with Ted Hawley and Mark Sorrells
Mary ventures to Strongrope where she talks with Ted Hawley and Mark Sorrells. Ted and Mark talk about the second-longest profession – Malting – and explain what exactly is New Yor…
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52 min
Episode 234: Meet the Yeast Dealer
Chris and Mary do a special brewery recording with old friend of the show / yeast dealer Molly Browning, where she talks about diving into her background, learning to brew in Japan…
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54 min
Episode 233: Highland Yeast with Jason Sahler
Mary and Rachel are joined by the dynamic Jason Salher of Strongrope and Jeff Lyons of Keg and Lantern to have a lively debate about the limits of the NY State Farm brewers license…