How to make sauerkraut – fermenting veggies


FERMENTING VEGGIES: This small haul from the Murfreesboro Saturday Market got made into some tasty sauerkrauts we hope will be ready late next month. These are recipes with ginger that we make at home for ourselves and decided to add to the krauts we currently offer at Wellness Emporium – Woodbury. One is Ginger Beet. The other is Carrot, Ginger, and Turmeric.

HOW TO MAKE SAUERKRAUT: Sauerkrauts are easy to make and so good for you. They are rich in dietary fiber, nutrients, andgut-healthy probiotics.

All you need to do is chop up a blend of 75% cabbage with 25% other veggies and 2% salt added. Weigh all your cabbage and mulitply the weight time 0.33. The resulting number is your 25% of other veggies. After chopping or shredding your ingredients, mix them together and weigh it. Multiply the total weight with 0.02. This is how much salt you need to add, which is 2% of the total weight.

Mix all these together kneading the veggies in a bowl. You should see brine dripping from each fist full. Let it sit for about 20 minutes, then place in a fermentation vessel for about three weeks making sure all the veggies are completely submerged in its own brine. You can use fermentation weights to hold your fermenting veggies below the brine surface, or fill ziplock bags with water and place on top.

Fermentation will go through a couple of phases. If you use an airlock or airtight lid, you will need to burp the ferments. This will take about 3 weeks. When it’s done, jar it up and refrigerate to slow or stop fermentation. It should be a crunchy, tangy, probiotic bite of fermented goodness you can add to most meals!

Seasonal Honeysuckle Kefir now on tap!

HONEYSUCKLE KEFIR: Our first seasonal of the year goes on tap Thursday (May 25)! Our Honeysuckle Kefir brings back childhood memories of growing up in the South and tasting the sweetness of late Spring right from the vine.

We harvest the flowers right here in Cannon County for a wonderful Memorial Day weekend treat. Our Honeysuckle Kefir will be on tap for cup and growler refills.

Don’t forget, Thursday is also our very first bread day. Grab a loaf of locally baked sourdough bread with your growler of Honeysuckle Kefir while they last at Wellness Emporium – Woodbury!

Seasonal Kombucha and Kefir flavor release schedule

SEASONAL FLAVORS: Here is a quick look at our 2023 seasonal kombucha and kefir flavors release dates.

All of our seasonal flavors are made when local harvests are at their peak, so dates may change. We harvest, process, and make our seasonals right here in Woodbury! Like the seasons, they don’t last long! Our kombuchas and kefirs are the perfect gut-healthy soda alternative!

New growlers are $15 full, and you bring them back for $10 refills. Get a free sample of this and all the flavors of our kombucha and kefir on tap: Tart Cherry, Apple Ginger, Ginger Lemonade, Raw, Grapefruit, Ginger Beet, Elderberry, Pineapple, Grape, Root Beer, and Cranberry Orange – at Wellness Emporium – Woodbury!

Our new Chocolate Coconut Kefir is now available!

COCONUT KEFIR: Surprise! We made more Golden Milk and added some new flavors of our popular coconut milk kefir: Chocolate and Plain! These dairy-free vegan yogurts are made with all organic ingredients in our probiotic fermented coconut milk kefir for a Greek yogurt-style cloud of heaven on every spoonful. Grab one today exclusively at Wellness Emporium – Woodbury next to DTC!

NEW: Golden Milk Coconut Milk Kefir!

GOLDEN MILK: Our new Golden Milk coconut milk kefir is a delightful cloud of all organic turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, and agave in fermented coconut milk. It’s a probiotic, dairy-free, vegan yogurt with gut health and inflammation in mind.

We start with fermenting organic coconut milk until it is thick and separated from whey for yogurt consistency. Then, we add all organic spices and jar it up for good gut-health! Stop by Wellness Emporium – Woodbury and grab one!

Seasonal Mulled Pear Kombucha now on tap!

MULLED PEAR: Y’all need to break out the ugly sweater because it’s time for Half Hill Farm’s seasonal Mulled Pear Kombucha! This annual favorite was our very first seasonal and is probiotic for good gut health with all the Fall – made with organic cold pressed pear, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and allspice with hints of bonfires and Daylight Savings Time. Get a free sample, or a whole growler refill on tap for the Winter at Wellness Emporium – Woodbury!

REMINDER: Growlers are 64oz glass jugs you can buy at our store. Your first growler is $15 with which ever beverage you choose on tap. You can bring back your growler over and over for $10 refills!

Seasonal Watermelon Basil Kefir now on tap!

WATERMELON BASIL: Y’all, the HVAC is fixed and the seasonal Watermelon Basil Kefir is now on tap for cup and growler refills! It’s a total Summer experience. LOL!

We make our Watermelon Basil Kefir with watermelon from Triple A Farms and basil grown at Half Hill Farm in a gut-healthy probiotic water kefir soda for the hottest month of the year. Come get a free sample and take home a taste of Summer while it lasts exclusively at Wellness Emporium Woodbury!

Seasonal Peach Coconut Kefir now in the cooler!

PEACHES & CREAM: The organic peaches are in the cream! This seasonal dairy-free vegan yogurt is made by Half Hill Farm right here in Woodbury with all organic peaches we make into a purée, fermented organic coconut milk kefir and organic agave – no other ingredients! We even made them into frozen kefir popsicles! Yum!! Grab them while they last at Wellness Emporium – Woodbury!

Keep cool with our gut-healthy coconut kefir pops!

KEFIR POPS: Keep cool with our organic blackberry, blueberry, and strawberry frozen Kefir Pops! Each popsicle is a dairy and gluten free, vegan, probiotic treat made by Half Hill Farm with fermented coconut milk kefir, fruit purée and agave – no other added ingredients. They’re $2, or $8.75 for five and available now exclusively at Wellness Emporium Woodbury!

Seasonal Honeysuckle Kefir now on tap!

HONEYSUCKLE HARVEST: What an unbelievable year for honeysuckle here in Tennessee! We got an early start picking bucket loads at Meg & Brett’s place this morning – almost a week before last year’s peak. The smell and memories of picking as a child are unforgettable.

  

Honeysuckle Kefir is one of our favorite and most short-lived seasonal flavors. It’s also good for you! We make it by floating the flowers in our fermented kefir for a day. Stop by for a growler of cup while it lasts exclusively at Wellness Emporium Woodbury!