Yeast Diary - April 23, 2020
Apr. 23rd, 2020 09:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nezchanI wasn't expecting to report anything specific today, other than the raisins in the bottom of the jar rehydrating, but it turns out something surprising did happen.
The raisins started floating!
That might not sound like much, but the last time I tried this, using more raisins to start and maple syrup rather than white sugar, it was the evening of the second day before anything rose to the top. This time one went up in three hours and steadfastly stayed there. What's more, by the time I went to bed three more had joined it, and by morning there were seven.
Fed it with a tablespoon (more or less) each of raisins and white sugar this morning and gave it a good stir. All the floaters are still at the top, but in the half hour since they've been joined by a couple more friends. This is all very exciting.
The plan is to keep feeding it with a tablespoon of raisins and one of sugar for two or three more days, until the fermentation really gets going, then start a feeding cycle of pouring off liquid, topping up and adding 2 tablespoons of sugar each day. I go grocery shopping on Sunday, which will give me the chance to pick up ingredients (notably fresh ginger, more sugar, and a 3L bottle of fruit juice if I can find one) for my first couple of experiments.
As with yesterday, here's a progress pic from my Instagram, which you can feel free to follow if you like.
The raisins started floating!
That might not sound like much, but the last time I tried this, using more raisins to start and maple syrup rather than white sugar, it was the evening of the second day before anything rose to the top. This time one went up in three hours and steadfastly stayed there. What's more, by the time I went to bed three more had joined it, and by morning there were seven.
Fed it with a tablespoon (more or less) each of raisins and white sugar this morning and gave it a good stir. All the floaters are still at the top, but in the half hour since they've been joined by a couple more friends. This is all very exciting.
The plan is to keep feeding it with a tablespoon of raisins and one of sugar for two or three more days, until the fermentation really gets going, then start a feeding cycle of pouring off liquid, topping up and adding 2 tablespoons of sugar each day. I go grocery shopping on Sunday, which will give me the chance to pick up ingredients (notably fresh ginger, more sugar, and a 3L bottle of fruit juice if I can find one) for my first couple of experiments.
As with yesterday, here's a progress pic from my Instagram, which you can feel free to follow if you like.
