Been reading this for sometime now. This individual writes about fermentation like he works for NASA..... Not for the faint of heart....
The Art of Fermentation: An In-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from around the World Hardcover – May 14, 2012
by Sandor Ellix Katz (Author), Michael Pollan (Foreword)
http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Fermen.../dp/160358286X