Home Fermentation Day: August 1, 2026

Celebrate Home Fermentation Day on August 1, 2026

Join the celebration of all things fermentation on Home Fermentation Day! From our favorite homebrews to fermented foods, the American Homebrewers Association is your hub for fermentation.

Fermented Beverages

Home Fermentation Day is a time to celebrate the art and hobby of fermentation. From familiar homebrewer favorites, like beer, mead, and cider, to the great beyond of fermented drinks and fermented foods, you’ll find inspiration and resources here.

amber ale being poured into a beer glass — How to Make Beer

Tutorials – Recipes – Articles

Tutorials – Recipes – Articles

glass of fermented cider next to a sliced apple — How to Make Cider

Tutorials – Recipes – Articles

Colorful kombuchas in a glass. — Kombucha

Brown sake serving vessel and cips — Sake

Large mug of carbonated rootbeer — Root Beer

A glass of white-colored pulque — More Beverages

Fermented Foods

Expanding your fermentation exploration beyond beverages to food will open up a whole new world of projects and experiments in between your homebrew batches!

Pizza made with sourdough crust — Sourdough Recipes

Pancakes & Waffles

Dutch Oven Kettle Bread

Popovers

Pizza Dough

kimchi being eaten with chopsticks — Homebrew Con Recordings

The Fermentation Kitchen

Next Level Koji

Food Fermentation Concepts

Kimchi for the Homebrewer

spoon of miso paste — Must-try Fermented Foods

Lactic-Fermented Vegetables

Fermented Hot Sauce

Homemade Kimchi

Injera: Ethiopian Flatbread

Explore more fermented food and drink content. Check out our article archive.

Zymurgy Magazine

Not only is Zymurgy magazine the premier publication on making beer at home, but it also regularly features explorations into other fermented projects. AHA members have instant access to the Zymurgy online and receive 4 new issues a year. Login and check out the You Can Ferment That column for your fermentation inspiration.