How to Choose the Right Fairment Fermentation Products

Fermentation is easy and simple ways to create flavorful food and beverages at home.

Whether it's finding out about figment kombucha, superbio or the right fermentierer, knowing the difference between products can help you pick the right one for your routine.

Kombucha Cultures, Figment Brand Differentiation, & Starter Kits

How to Get Started With Kombucha

A SCOBY is Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast, the "mother culture" used to make kombucha. The culture is used to ferment sweetened tea and produces a lightly acidic, naturally carbonated beverage.

Fairment also has a Bio Kombucha Starter as well as a Starter Liquid for those wishing to brew their own from a starter culture. The product is vegetarian, gluten free and free from organic sources.

If you've heard of figment kombucha, do keep in mind that Figment Kombucha is an unconnected Athens, GA-based craft kombucha brand. It assures that drinks are raw, unpasteurized, and made with living cultures and products are refrigerated.

This is important to differentiate when using it as a research tool versus picking an equipment or culture to start a home kombucha culture.

How to Choose a Kombucha Starter Kit

A starter kit should include the essential tools and information to get started.

A kombucha starter kit comes with a 1.5-liter glass vessel, cover cloth and rubber band, sugar, tea mix and a guide from Fairment. In addition, buyers will get access to Fairment’s online academy that offers step-by-step videos and information on fermentation.

This kind of kit might be helpful if you wish to learn how to make bottles, instead of buying bottles every time.

Please refer to the storage instructions for your culture before you start. Fairment recommends to store the SCOBY with the starter liquid in the refrigerator with temperatures 3-7℃ after delivery or process after arrival.

SuperBiom Synbiotics vs. Vegetable Fermentierer Equipment

A Guide to Understanding SuperBiom

SuperBiom is not a 'Kombucha culture' or 'fermentation kit'. Now Fairment defines SuperBiom as an all-in-one synbiotic product comprising probiotics, prebiotic fibers and postbiotics, amino acids, vitamins and minerals.

There are 28 sachets in each pack, one sachet for  of water or cold food. Fairment also claims that the ingredients are tested by independent laboratories on a regular basis.

Don't replace a supplement with a fermented food or vice versa when considering digestive wellness. They are used for different purposes and have different ingredients.

If you are already taking other supplements, look at the full list of ingredients and directions for use.

Choosing the Right Fermentierer

When choosing the right fermentierer, it's important to consider the following factors.

A fermentierer may be a person who works with fermentation equipment or a type of fermentation equipment. The most critical elements for home cooks are the fermentation vessel, gas release level, weights, cleanliness and usability.

Fairment's Fermentation Starter Kit is designed for fermenting vegetables and comes with two  jars, fermentation attachments with pumps, glass weights and a pump tamper for vegetables. It also has instructions, recipes, online support and access to the Fairment Academy.

The foods that can be prepared with the kit are sauerkraut, kimchi, pickles, carrots, and beetroot. Fairment suggests cleaning and sanitizing fermentation jars thoroughly after use, and to follow good hygiene.

Product Selection Matrix, Hygiene Protocols, & Maintenance

Selecting the Best Fermentation Option(s)

The deciding factor is what are you trying to create.

If you want to make fermented tea at home, you should select a kombucha starter. For foods like sauerkraut and kimchi, a vegetable fermentation kit is better suited.

If you are interested more in digestive supplements then a product like SuperBiom is in a different category.

Fairment offers individual products for these applications so it's simpler to create a fermentation plan around the food and drink you enjoy. Currently, you can find its shop with cultures of kombucha, starter kits, water kefir cultures, and vegetable fermentation equipment.

How to Keep Fermentation Equipment in Working Order

Hygiene of equipment is a main concern when dealing with food fermentation.

Thoroughly clean jars, lids, weights and other reusable equipment after each batch. Fairment advises to clean its fermentation jars with hot water and light dish soap before rinsing them off completely.

Clean utensils used for preparing ingredients, and do not add unnecessary contamination into fermentation vessel.

Storage also matters. Use the instructions for cultures and fermented products, especially for refrigerated products.

Conclusion

Final Thoughts on Home Kitchen Fermentation

The first step in selecting the fermentation product is to know what you want.

Fairment is all about providing customers with the opportunity to make their own fermented foods, including kombucha, at home, whereas if you're interested in figment kombucha, you're looking at a distinct ready-to-drink craft kombucha.

SuperBiom is a daily synbiotic supplement and a fermentierer or fermentation starter set is available to assist in making fermented foods.

Fairment has products available on these various fronts, such as kombucha cultures and vegetable fermentation equipment, as well as starter kits.

When purchasing, determine what you are going to ferment, see what equipment is included, and follow the manufacturer's preparation and cleaning instructions.