Welcome to Fermenters Club Academy

Are you eating foods that support your well-being?

Raw, probiotic-rich fermented foods are good for your gut! And we're learning more every day about the importance of a happy gut to your overall health.

By learning how to make these delicious probiotic foods safely at home, you can change your life!

I've spent the last fifteen years learning and teaching people like you how to make and enjoy fermented foods. Now I want to share my knowledge with you in these courses!

Test Drive these FREE Courses

  • Free

Learn to Make Umeboshi (Japanese Pickled Plums) at Home

Learn step-by-step how to make traditional umeboshi, (梅干) also known as salted pickled Japanese plums!

  • Free

How to Make Pickled Green Strawberries

Test drive our Academy courses and learn how to make pickles from unripe (green) strawberries!

Course Catalog

Self-Paced

  • $179

Academy All Access

Save a lot and get access to all our classes with our Academy All Access Bundle. That's a $227 value!

  • $29

Fish Sauce Master Class

Learn how to make exquisite, umami-rich fermented fish sauce at home!

  • $18

Food Fermentation 101 (Fundamentals)

Learn the basics of food fermentation, and all the reasons why you should be fermenting at home!

  • $49

Learn to Make Authentic Miso and Koji at Home

In this self-paced course, you'll learn the secrets of miso, an ancient Japanese ferment.  Packed with protein and other nutrients, miso delivers a lot of umami, the most recently discovered 'savory' taste sensation.  Miso requires skill and patience to make well. With our course, we'll make sure you master the techniques so that you will be a successful miso maker! Includes instruction on making homemade koji!

  • $49

Learn to Make Kombucha at Home like a Pro

No more $4 kombucha. Learn how to brew this delicious, fizzy, gut-healthy beverage at home for pennies a pint!

  • $59

Learn to Make Sourdough Bread like a Pro Baker

In this self-paced course, you will learn how to bake sourdough bread at home like a professional baker!

  • $49

Learn to make Authentic Kimchi at Home

Learn how to make kimchi, an ancient Korean fermented vegetable dish at home! Master this ancient, nutrient-dense, raw, probiotic, gut-healthy Korean condiment!

fermentersclub.com, where it all began!

👈 Lots more content on our main site!

Recipes, videos, tips and tricks, in person classes, and lots more on our main site!

Give the Gift of Great Gut Health!

Gift Someone you 💚 with a Master Class

(Cost the same, but we send you a transferrable voucher.)

(You will be taken to fermentersclub.com to complete gift purchase.)

Academy All Access!

Are you "all in" when it comes to fermentation? Then this is the VIP bundle for you! You'll get access to all our classes, including new ones as they come out!

Earn Real Patches!

Each course from Fermenters Club Academy gives you a chance to earn a IRL (in-real-life) embroidered patch, which we will mail to you upon successful completion of the final exam.

We're always adding more classes, too!
Austin Durant, instructor

Meet your Teacher

Austin Durant

Author, Founder and Chief Fermentation Officer, Fermenters Club

Austin Durant has been playing with his food his whole life, and fermenting it for over fourteen years.

He has taught almost 200 classes (online courses and hands-on workshops) on fermented food traditions such as sauerkraut, pickles, kimchi, kombucha, miso, as well as seasonal specialties. He writes and shares recipes, videos and other fermentation adventures on his blog.

In 2024, he released Fearless Fermenting, a cookbook about fermented foods.

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