MikeRLynch
Well-Known Member
Wow, interesting.
I recently made a cider last week with a few gallons of Mott's apple juice, but had about a pint left over in one of the jugs of juice. I capped it and left it on the counter for the next week, as I am lazy and rarely clean the kitchen. Today I'm finally cleaning things up a bit, and I look into the jug, and notice bubbles on the surface! Thinking nothing of it I twist off the cap to pour it out, and BOOM! The damn thing had a ton of co2 in there! I poured out the contents and it fizzed like a mother. On the bottom of the jug, there is a nice layer of what looks to me exactly like yeast sediment.
My first thought was, to find some sugar, boil it, and toss it in there to make a starter out of whatever yeast it was. But then I thought, "is that same wild yeast in my cider now?"
I pitched nottingham in the cider, so it's not a particularly aggressive strain (like a wine yeast would be), so I'm a little concerned.
At the same time, I'm going to get more Mott's and see if I can get a wild cider going, with only the contents of the jug!
I recently made a cider last week with a few gallons of Mott's apple juice, but had about a pint left over in one of the jugs of juice. I capped it and left it on the counter for the next week, as I am lazy and rarely clean the kitchen. Today I'm finally cleaning things up a bit, and I look into the jug, and notice bubbles on the surface! Thinking nothing of it I twist off the cap to pour it out, and BOOM! The damn thing had a ton of co2 in there! I poured out the contents and it fizzed like a mother. On the bottom of the jug, there is a nice layer of what looks to me exactly like yeast sediment.
My first thought was, to find some sugar, boil it, and toss it in there to make a starter out of whatever yeast it was. But then I thought, "is that same wild yeast in my cider now?"
I pitched nottingham in the cider, so it's not a particularly aggressive strain (like a wine yeast would be), so I'm a little concerned.
At the same time, I'm going to get more Mott's and see if I can get a wild cider going, with only the contents of the jug!