FermentApp vs Kombu Time

Hands-on crash course for homemade Ferments & Pickles. FermentApp is the ultimate app to learn fermentation and pickling techniques from scratch and at your own pace: - 10 lessons with all the theory on veggie lactofermentation fundamentals, beautifully illustrated. You can also listen to the lessons while doing other stuff as they're also available in audio format. More than two hours of fun and rigorous content. - 16 guided recipes, step by step, with alerts and notifications that will guide you through the whole process. Recipes are in order of difficulty, so we'll start with easy recipes and we'll end up making our own kimchi, our graduation recipe. All the recipes are vegan or have a vegan option. And with more recipes coming soon! All the content is available in English and Spanish. Lesson index: 1. Course introduction 2. Why fermenting? 3. Fermentation technique 4. Pickling technique 5. Hygiene and cleanliness 6. Best practices 7. Problem solving 8. Recommended tools 9. Fermentation decalog 10. Bibliography and references Recipe index (more recipes will be published in the next months): 1. Quick pickles 2. Sauerkraut 3. Avocado pickles 4. Sourdough 5. Preserved lemons 6. Red sauerkraut 7. Vietnamese pickles 8. Sima 9. Ginger bug 10. Giardiniera (Chicago Style) 11. Fermented salsa 12. Tepache 13. Fermented mustard 14. Kvass 15. Ginger ale 16. Kimchi FUTURE PLANS This course, like our ferments, is alive! Here is the open roadmap for the app. If you have any suggestion, we want to hear from you: - Continuous lesson updates and additional content. - New seasonal and extra recipes included in the course. - Newsletter service for FermentApp users. - Optional expansion packs with new courses covering specific topics: koji, vinegars, milk, vegan cheeses, regional ferments and pickles, drinks... - Collaborations with chefs and experts to cover new content tracks. - User profile and community tools. - Recipe customisation to create your own variants. - Personal cookbooks: create and publish your own recipes.

Brew your kombucha with confidence and ease using Kombu Time, the app designed to keep your brewing process simple and stress-free. Perfect for kombucha enthusiasts who value simplicity, Kombu Time helps you track your fermentations without the clutter of unnecessary features. Features: - Straightforward Brew Management: Easily manage your kombucha brews with clear tracking of both first and second fermentations. Add optional flavor notes for second fermentation and tea types for first fermentation to keep track of your experiments. - Home Screen Widgets: See your active brews at a glance without opening the app. Available in multiple sizes, widgets show fermentation progress, days remaining, and which brews need attention—right from your home screen. - Timely Notifications: Receive notifications exactly when you need them—when it's time to bottle after the first fermentation, and when your kombucha is ready to enjoy after the second. Quick actions let you complete a brew or extend fermentation by 1 day right from the notification—no need to open the app. - At-a-Glance Brew Overview: See the status of all your brews in one clean, uncluttered view. Clear visual indicators show when brews are ready, in progress, or overdue. Know exactly when to start a new brew or when to bottle, without any distractions. - Brew History: Track your kombucha journey with automatic history logging. View statistics including total brews completed, average fermentation times, and most-used flavors. Export your brewing data as CSV or JSON for your own analysis. - Flavor & Tea Type Tracking: Keep track of which flavors you use for second fermentation and which tea varieties for first fermentation. Choose from pre-populated favorites or add your own. Completely optional—skip it if you prefer to keep things simpler. Why Kombu Time? Kombu Time was born out of the need for a no-fuss, straightforward kombucha brewing app. If you're tired of apps overloaded with features you don't need, Kombu Time is the perfect solution. It does exactly what you need—nothing more, nothing less. All features are designed to enhance your brewing without adding complexity. History tracking, flavor notes, and tea types are completely optional. Use what helps you, ignore what doesn't. Start Brewing with Ease! Download Kombu Time today and simplify your kombucha brewing process. Focus on the joy of brewing, not on managing complicated tools.