A food and beverage fermentation device (1) including a hollow tapered body (29), a lip (2), a base (33), and at least one aperture (3). The hollow tapered body (29) may have a wide end (30) and an opposing narrow end (31) adapted to be received by a container (5). The lip (2) may be located along the wide end (30) and adapted to rest upon a rim (17) of the container (5). The base (33) may extend across an inner region defined by a wall (32) of the hollow tapered body (29). At least one aperture (3) extending through the wall (32).