this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2024
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Fermentation

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Let's see how this goes. Water and raw honey, 4:1, hoping for a wild yeast mead. First time, so fingers crossed

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

is that an unsealed container? all of the alcohol is going to turn into vinegar….

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There is a lid in this photo, but I've opted to keep the container open for the first few days to encourage wild yeasts to settle in. Once the fermentation starts picking up I'll transfer to another container. I'm following Sandor Katz's fast and loose recipe from The Art of Fermentation...I expect to learn valuable lessons or reap unexpected rewards. Or maybe both.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i think that’s normally done in the woods… don’t know about wild basement yeast…

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

...or wild kitchen yeast or whatever.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

It looks like there's a lid