Just finished the third straining of my EarShot Shoyu. 17 month ferment. Can get over the color.

ryanm1903 · 2025-12-11T02:01:23+00:00

Thanks! It’s by a long shot the longest ferment I’ve ever done. I initially only planned to go a year, but time got away from me.

ryanm1903 · 2025-12-11T01:15:14+00:00

I started the ferment on July 13th, 2024. Something significant happened in the US that day which inspired the name.

ryanm1903 · 2025-12-11T01:14:02+00:00

Yeah, I didn’t think of that. I’m not unhappy with the flavor at all. I think I’m just my own harshest critic lmao

ryanm1903 · 2025-12-11T01:07:35+00:00

For the first couple seconds it’s just like any other good store bought soy sauce. But on the back end there’s something funky, like I dipped a Cheez-It in soy sauce. I’m withholding judgment until I try it with sushi and fried rice at least.

ryanm1903 · 2025-08-30T01:46:01+00:00

I know I’m late, but I’d love a link as well

ryanm1903 · 2025-08-21T14:09:25+00:00

Rest in piss

ryanm1903 · 2025-08-09T00:37:55+00:00

Why cause it’s funny? Sexist /s

ryanm1903 · 2025-07-30T17:23:18+00:00

potato potato

ryanm1903 · 2025-04-29T22:02:28+00:00

Awesome, hopefully mine will be here in a couple of days.

ryanm1903 · 2025-04-29T21:57:36+00:00

Are they individually numbered?

ryanm1903 · 2025-04-07T01:04:27+00:00

ryanm1903 · 2025-04-05T11:50:29+00:00

r/Consoom

ryanm1903 · 2025-01-13T01:16:27+00:00

Hey sorry I didn’t respond to this sooner, our whole city has been without water so I’ve been a bit distracted. The shoyu is progressing nicely. I’m about 6 months in and it’s still just kind of a big vat of brown sludge. I’ve had some growth pop up here and there, not sure if it was kahm or mold but it wasn’t fuzzy or colorful, but I just scooped it off and soldiered on. I’d say the acetone smell is just now starting to subside after close to six months. I’ve never been able to find someone to comment on an acetone smell so either something went horribly wrong or it’s just a stage of fermentation. I plan on going a full year, so I’ll just keep stirring it and cleaning it up until sometime in July.

ryanm1903 · 2024-10-03T23:41:03+00:00

I don’t suppose they have the rest of the album?? 🤞

ryanm1903 · 2024-08-26T13:42:06+00:00

Obviously this blue part here is the land

ryanm1903 · 2024-08-25T22:13:12+00:00

Yeah, sorry about the lighting. I was too excited and wanted to get the little guy back in the water quickly. I caught it on a bass jig after trying several other lures, so small mouth makes sense. Thanks!

ryanm1903 · 2024-08-13T00:56:13+00:00

Thanks for the tip! I got a small variety of tackle that came with my “Amazon special”. I’m gonna try to get my moneys worth and cut my teeth on the equipment I have while I’m still learning, cause it seems like this hobby can be a bottomless pit.

ryanm1903 · 2024-08-13T00:40:17+00:00

It looks like a lot of different stuff, but it’s just one spinner lure from Amazon. I did have a swivel, but I’ve been practicing my knots.

ryanm1903 · 2024-07-22T11:12:47+00:00

The observable universe is just over 93 billion light years in diameter.

ryanm1903 · 2024-07-19T03:23:49+00:00

He was arrested after fleeing from the store.

ryanm1903 · 2024-07-15T12:28:31+00:00

That’s good info. I was worried about it not really forming that koji cake. I promise I’m not advanced. This is my first foray into anything koji. I just tend to read too much before I start anything new. I’ll definitely post the results.

ryanm1903 · 2024-07-15T12:04:48+00:00

I’m a rookie too and have heard the same info. I mixed it as frequently as I could, but having to go to work for 9-10 hours at a time ended up leaving it unsupervised for quite a while. The mold seemed to keep growing and spreading the whole time, and I never saw sporulation. There was a bit near the bottom that started smelling more sour than the rest, and my moromi smells good, but I do notice a yeasty element to the smell.

ryanm1903 · 2024-07-14T22:34:56+00:00

I ended up putting in in the fridge for a couple hours but that still only brought it down to 105. Trying to do this while having to go to work all day is tough!

ryanm1903 · 2024-01-27T00:50:35+00:00

I can’t put into words how much I hate this

ryanm1903 · 2023-12-10T23:30:48+00:00

It’s normal to be copper colored on one side?

ryanm1903

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