Sensei_Oberon
Active Member
So I'm now venturing into the yeast harvesting arena. I expected this to go horribly wrong....
I boiled a half cup of DME in 2 cups of water, cooled and then carefully added the sediment from 3 Bells Two-Hearted Ale bottles to a growler with a little yeast fuel. I then capped the growler with an upside-down jar, allowing oxygen exchange (I sanitized everything).
I don't have a stirplate (plan to make one) so I just swirled it several times a day. After about 5 days now, there is some gunk on the surface. I'm hoping it is a sign of fermentation, but it looks more like mold.
Has anyone encountered mold doing this? Does it sound like I'm on the right track? I don't want to bother with another generation if it has been contaminated. How do I know if it has been funk-dified?
Thanks, I'm mostly trying to learn from the process.
I boiled a half cup of DME in 2 cups of water, cooled and then carefully added the sediment from 3 Bells Two-Hearted Ale bottles to a growler with a little yeast fuel. I then capped the growler with an upside-down jar, allowing oxygen exchange (I sanitized everything).
I don't have a stirplate (plan to make one) so I just swirled it several times a day. After about 5 days now, there is some gunk on the surface. I'm hoping it is a sign of fermentation, but it looks more like mold.
Has anyone encountered mold doing this? Does it sound like I'm on the right track? I don't want to bother with another generation if it has been contaminated. How do I know if it has been funk-dified?
Thanks, I'm mostly trying to learn from the process.