Fermenters Club Academy/Learn to Make Authentic Miso and Koji 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!

Earn Your Patch

Upon completion and a passing score on your Miso competency test, we will mail you your very own Miso Workshop embroidered patch! Sew it on a hat, your old Scouting sash, or stick it to your laptop!
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!

Contents

Miso Master Class Preview
Preview

Recipe and Ingredients

Downloadable resources to properly prepare for making miso at home.

Miso Equipment and Ingredients Checklist
Miso Recipe Cards

Part 1: Introduction to Miso

This section covers:
  • History & Culture of Miso
  • Miso Styles
  • Ingredients & Sourcing
  • Preparation & Equipment
  • Culinary Uses for Miso
Intro to Miso (1 of 2)
Intro to Miso (2 of 2)

Part 2: Making Miso

This section covers: 
  • Preparation of Ingredients
  • Preparing and Packing Fermentation Vessel

We also have recipes on our website:

How to Make Miso Paste (1/2)
How to Make Miso Paste (2/2)

Part 3: Harvesting and Storage of Miso

This section covers:
  • post-fermentation processing of miso paste
  • miso storage best practices
Post Fermentation Handling of Miso

Part 4: Miso Soup

This Section covers:
  • How to make a traditional broth used for miso soup (dashi)
  • Recipe for miso soup (traditional and vegan)
How to Make Miso Soup
Miso Soup Recipes

Part 5: Making Koji

Ready to take it to the next level? Make your own koji at home.
How to Make Homemade Koji

Part 6: Miso Final Exam

Test your mastery of the art of miso making. If you pass with 80% or more, we will send you an embroidered patch!
Miso Final Exam

Meet your Teacher, Austin Durant

Founder and Chief Fermentation Officer, Fermenters Club

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