I did. I like to think I have an above-average vocabulary, but I'd never seen that word before.

IDK, to me it’s less of an issue with vocabulary and more of a curiosity about things within a broader context of, in this case, fermented products. The other day, Wordle stumped me on “imbue”. I have a healthy vocab - I didn’t use a word descrambler, it was a matter of not “seeing” the word