I am going to be making a cider in a few days and am trying to make a starter.
I have some safale-05 that I tried to wash from an IPA. I dont think I washed it 100% correctly because I got many different layers...
Anyhow this is what I did:
Got an apple juice container, emptied out about 1½ cup apple juice and used a turkey baster to suck out some of the top 3 layers (where I thought the yeast would be) and put that into the apple juice container. I put that into a pot on my counter and covered it with tin foil.
How am I going to know if this is working? I dont see a mini krausen or anything. How long does noticeable fermentation take on a small container?
I have some safale-05 that I tried to wash from an IPA. I dont think I washed it 100% correctly because I got many different layers...
Anyhow this is what I did:
Got an apple juice container, emptied out about 1½ cup apple juice and used a turkey baster to suck out some of the top 3 layers (where I thought the yeast would be) and put that into the apple juice container. I put that into a pot on my counter and covered it with tin foil.
How am I going to know if this is working? I dont see a mini krausen or anything. How long does noticeable fermentation take on a small container?