trying to capture some funky stuff

[GeneDaniels1963]

I have a pear tree that only bears every other year. Last year I did some wild ferment perry from the fruit. Overall, the perry was not impressive, except that it had a nice funky thing. Really interesting. I decided I would like to try that same result in a apple cider, but this year the tree does not have any pears. So...

I am going to make a yeast starter of about 1.040 out of either honey or apple juice in a pint jar. Add some cinnamon (for antimicrobial properties), cover with cheese cloth, then set in the tree branches for a few days to see if it can "catch" the same stuff those pears had.

What do you think? Any suggestions on how to improve my chances?

 

[brownni5]

https://bootlegbiology.com/diy/capturing-yeast/

I've found this to be very helpful.

 

[GeneDaniels1963]

Yes, I have read his work in the past

 

[RPh_Guy]

MTF is pretty comprehensive
http://www.milkthefunk.com/wiki/Wild_Yeast_Isolation

I would not use cinnamon. It will make it much harder to evaluate the flavor profile of the captured microbes.

Overnight is plenty of air exposure, no need for days. You can also use plant material if you don't want to risk leaving the jar outside where critters can get to it.

If you use honey or raw juice for the starter, pasteurize it (unless you want those wild microbes too).

If you have any bottles of the funky perry you liked, you could possibly grow the wild yeast from the dregs.

 

[FatDragon]

If you have any bottles of the funky perry you liked, you could possibly grow the wild yeast from the dregs.

This is what I was thinking.