Starting Wild

[edsa1984]

So after having a read of various articles I saved some wort from my last brew, diluted it to 1.028 and threw in some flowers from a blossom tree in the back garden into a sealed jar with an airlock. For 3 days, nothing, then bubbling, cloudiness and lots of activity. My question is, how likely am I to get something I can use to produce decent tasting beer and in what time frame? I realise its a bit of a "how long is a piece of string" question but what's peoples experience?

 

[doomy86]

When catching wild yeasts and bugs i normally get 70% dumpers that i never even taste, 25% are pitched in new wort and maybe 5% are usable.

 

[edsa1984]

I had a sniff of it yesterday and it was like honey and orange, not sure if that's good, it was nice.

 

[doomy86]

That sounds good, swirl it up and pitch it in some fresh wort.

 

[edsa1984]

I'm thinking I'm going to give it another week, cold crash then step up into a 3 pint starter. Then maybe brew a really straightforward ale recipe to see what this yeast is all about, maybe just a 4 gallon batch, possibly a wheat beer? Any thoughts/advice?