Need holiday gift ideas? Here are some of Santa’s favorite stocking stuffers!
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Does the holiday season leave you stumped when it comes to choosing presents for friends and family? Are you looking for a practical gift someone will actually use? Do you need the perfect something for the person who already has “everything”?
Well, you’ve come to the right place!
There’s no need to wrack your brain when you can just order Homesteader’s Supply Gift Certificates for all the homesteaders and home cooks on your holiday list! You can’t go wrong when they pick out their own presents! A Homesteader’s Supply Gift Certificate is hassle-free gift guaranteed to make your loved ones smile.
Our gift certificates come in denominations from $25 to $200. Click here to order yours today!
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ProTip
If you use some of the yogurt you made to inoculate the next batch, you will get a whole lot more batches out of these than the package states! Read how to do that here.
Bulgarian Yogurt
You can order our Bulgarian Yogurt Culture in single packages or 5-packs. Each envelope contains enough to inoculate 2 quarts (or liters) of milk.
Our Danisco ABY-2C Thermophilic Yogurt Culture makes a thicker, sweeter yogurt. The small jar contains enough culture to make 8 gallons of yogurt. The large bottle makes 300 gallons!
Foamy Kefir Culture
Kefir is easy to make, deliciously creamy…and super healthy! You use this freeze-dried concentrated lactic starter for direct milk inoculation. Jar contains enough to make 16, 2-quart batches! Also available in 100 gram size; just call us at (928) 583-0254.
The flavor of a cheese is determined by the type of culture used, the timing of each phase, and the temperatures called for in the recipe. We offer a variety of cheese cultures from different countries, including Canada, France and Italy. You can purchase any of these individually.
Culture Sampler Kit
Trying the different brands of cultures will help you find and make your favorite cheeses. If you’re feeling brave (or happen to have a lot of experience making cheese), you’ll love our Culture Sampler Kit, which includes the following:
- 6 cheese cultures you can use to make soft cheeses (like cream cheese, sour cream, quark, cottage cheese, fromage blanc, chevre frais, feta, and even cultured butter); semi-soft cheeses (like brick, Jack, farmer’s, Gouda); and even some of the hard cheeses (like mozzarella, cheddar, Parmesan, and Romano)
- 1 packet of our favorite Bulgarian yogurt culture
- Lipase for creating sharper cheeses
- 2 yards of 90-count cheesecloth
- Recipe booklet
Liquid Vegetarian Rennet
Liquid Vegetarian Rennet, 1 oz.
Rennet is a coagulating enzyme produced by the fermentation of a purified culture of the fungal specie Mucor miehei. Ours is a Double Strength rennet that contains no animal products or dyes! Available in 1-ounce, 2-ounce, and 4-ounce sizes.
Also available in tablet form in packages of 10 or 100.
We also now carry liquid animal rennet. One difference is that animal rennet sets up faster.
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EVERY COOK NEEDS ONE!
This is the ultimate tool for fermenting or canning! You’ll be finding amazing new ways to use it in your kitchen almost every day!
The design is perfect for pressing veggies like cabbage to break up the fibers and release liquid. It’s also perfect for packing veggies into the fermenting vessel. Each end is sized differently for different needs.
Made of Appalachian maple wood and seasoned with 100% raw organic coconut oil!
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You need this starter culture to ferment raw vegetables for delicious foods like sauerkraut and kimchi. This freeze-dried lactic bacteria is manufactured by Biena, the maker of some of the best cheese cultures on the market.
Ingredients:
Lactococcus lactissubsp lactis
Lactococcus lactis subsp cremoris
Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis
Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. cremoris
Dextrose carrier
You can even use this culture to make butter, sour cream and even certain soft cheeses!
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Our exclusive Pickle-Pro Vegetable Fermenting Lids fit REGULAR and WIDE-MOUTH canning jars. Be sure to order the right size!
We provide the lid with airlock and a rubber seal, you provide the glass jars and the ring to secure it to the jar. When your bounty is fermented, simply remove the Pickle-Pro set up and seal your jar with a regular metal canning lid.
Bonus Recipe for our yummy Garlic Dill Pickles included free with your order!
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Emergency shelter for you and your loved ones! Great for camping, hiking, boating, emergencies, etc. Don’t be caught without them, especially in winter. Make sure all your cars are equipped with at least one sleeping bag for each passenger. Sold in sets of four for better pricing!
And, believe it or not, it’s small enough to fit in your Santa stocking!
- Opens up to 84″ x 36″
- Metallic & polyester fabric
- Compact & lightweight
- Water & wind resistant
- Long lasting & reusable
- Can also be used as ground cover or emergency blanket
This is the one we use at Homesteader’s Supply and it’s fabulous!
This knife sharpener works fast and is easy to use. Perfect for the kitchen, garden, or garage. Throw it one your pack, too! Great for camping.
- Diamond-honed tungsten carbide
- Reversible sharpening blades last 4-5 years
- Rust proof
