Stephen Moxley

@fermentation.computer

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Industrial fermentation researcher living in the Upper Valley. Passionate about humans' earliest technologies.

An orange mushroom growing up from the forest floor in front of a dry log. The stipe is thick and curved.
A fire tower on the summit of a mountain. The peak is solid rock with only a few pools and barely any vegetation. A group of people stand around the base of the fire tower. The bright blue sky is mostly clear with a few clouds.
A wooden walkway snaking through a forest.
Bright yellow coral fungus emerging from under some leaf litter.
Yellow koji growing on black forbidden rice. The cheesecloth under the rice is stained purple from the rice.
A freshly-baked loaf of sourdough bread sitting on a cooling rack in front of posters depicting cheeses and herbs.
A salad with fried chicken, kale, squash, and a shishito pepper.
A glass and swing-top bottle sitting on a wooden railing. The glass is half full of amazake, a pale yellow cloudy beverage.
Cheese making equipment sitting on a metal table: a strainer, hotel pan full of whey, and a mold with cheese cloth and cheese curds.
Koji barley set up to dry in a metal tray. The barley grains are covered in an off-white mycelium from the mold.
A black and white tuxedo cat walking across some pavement.
Barley grain in a metal tray covered in a white mold called Koji.
A tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled omelet) sitting on a large white plate. On top of the omelet, some shreds of cheese are arranged in a crosshatch pattern.
Two loaves of sourdough bread sit on a wire rack in front of a window. Outside the house, there’s a little bit of melting snow on the ground and a rosemary plant in a planter.
A book titled "In the Land of Ninkasi" by Tate Paulette.
Vacuum bags full of bee pollen garum that have inflated and swelled.
Bee pollen garum in a vacuum sealed bag. It looks like a yellow paste and is labeled with the date in sharpie.
An incubated shaker table with two racks of conical tubes shaking back and forth.
Two loaves of sourdough bread on a cooling rack.
A three-legged black cat looking out of an open window. It's a bright day outside and the cat's green eyes are wide open.
A loaf of sourdough bread on a cutting board.
Sauerkraut in a vacuum bag, labeled "Kraut 10/2"
Two glasses of beer sitting on a table.
A book, called “In the Land of Ninkasi” by Tate Paulette, sitting next to a beer on a table.
A plate full of food: chicken fried chicken, chicken fried chicken of the woods, green beans, carrots, and parsnips.
Chicken of the woods mushroom growing on a log
People at a beer festival.
Charlie Bamforth and I at World Brewing Congress 2024.
Two loaves of sourdough bread in the sun
a large oak tree covered in green lichen
Bread dough inside a clear plastic tub.
Microscopy image of yeast cells, stained red.
A half barrel/15 gallon brew system involving three large pots with hoses connected between them.
A glass jar with fermenting beer covered in a thin, white pellicle with large bubbles trapped underneath.
glass jars containing a vinegar mother and two different sourdough starters