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Fermentation Atlas

Austria

27 ferments from Austria, with how each is made.

27 entries listed here.

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FermentKindMain stepTemperatureSaltpH
Bregenzerwälder Alpkäse and BergkäseCheese6 months – 2 years12–15 °C20 %
ButterkäseCheese3–4 days3.7 %5.7–5.9
Großwalsertaler Bergkäse ('Walserstolz')Cheese8–12 months12–15 °C20 %5.3
Ice wine (Eiswein, icewine)Alcoholic drinksat least 30 days15–17 °C4
LandjägerMeat3 days24 °Cup to 2.5 %4.8
Montafoner Sura KeesCheese28–42 days18–20 °C
Puzzone di Moena PDOCheeseat least 3 months10–20 °C
QuarkCheese20 h58–60 °C4.5–4.7
SauerkrautVegetables21–42 days16–24 °C2–2.3 %3.4–3.5
Schlierbacher Schlosskäse (Schlierbacher Käse)Cheese14 days12–18 °C20 %
Tiroler BergkäseCheeseat least 3 months20 %5.3
Vorarlberger Alpkäse PDOCheeseat least 3 months
Vorarlberger Bergkäse PDOCheese3–18 months20 %
Liptauer (körözött)Cheese10–13 days12–22 °C4–6 %5.1–5.3
Paznauner AlmkäseCheeseat least 42 days
Stelvio / Stilfser DOPCheeseat least 2 months
Botrytised (noble rot) sweet wineAlcoholic drinks
Dickmilch (Setzmilch, Stockmilch)Fermented milk24 h – 2 days4.5
Glundner Käse (Glundner Kas)Cheese2–3 days
Mostviertler SchofkasCheese
Murtaler SteirerkäsCheese2–3 days
Partly fermented grape must (chicha de uva, cachina, Federweisser, Sturm, burčák)Alcoholic drinks7–15 days
Pinzgauer BierkäseCheese42 days
Sauerrüben (sour turnip)Vegetables14–28 days2 %
Schnittkäse Malga Gardena (Formaggio da taglio Malga Gardena)Cheese20 days – 3.3 months
Speck (Speck Alto Adige PGI and Tiroler Speck PGI)Meat42–56 days
Tiroler Almkäse/Alpkäse PDOCheese

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