I started a batch of skeeter pee this weekend. Didnt have a slurry, so I decided to try to start it with dry yeast. I made the "must" as per the original recipe.
Here is the recipe:
http://www.skeeterpee.com/Skeeter_Pee/Recipe.html
I decide to try to get a yeast starter going al la Yoopers Hard lemonade.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f79/hard-lemonade-68144/
If it worked for her recipe, it probably would work for Skeeter Pee.
So, I rehydrated a pack of EC-1118 in 2 cups warm water and 2 tbsp sugar. Once this got going, I added a cup or two of must every hour, making sure that it was bubbling away before I added the next round of must. Once I had about 1/2 gallon of starter, I put an airlock on the starter and let it work overnight .
I pitched the yeast starter into the fermenter and it seems to be going well, Its bubbling slowly, but its working. Ive been stirring the must a couple of times a day to introduce oxygen.
The starting gravity was 1.072
Temp in the mid 70s
So far so good.
When it gets down to 1.050, I'll add the third bottle of lemon juice, some nutrient and energizer.
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Here is the recipe:
http://www.skeeterpee.com/Skeeter_Pee/Recipe.html
I decide to try to get a yeast starter going al la Yoopers Hard lemonade.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f79/hard-lemonade-68144/
If it worked for her recipe, it probably would work for Skeeter Pee.
So, I rehydrated a pack of EC-1118 in 2 cups warm water and 2 tbsp sugar. Once this got going, I added a cup or two of must every hour, making sure that it was bubbling away before I added the next round of must. Once I had about 1/2 gallon of starter, I put an airlock on the starter and let it work overnight .
I pitched the yeast starter into the fermenter and it seems to be going well, Its bubbling slowly, but its working. Ive been stirring the must a couple of times a day to introduce oxygen.
The starting gravity was 1.072
Temp in the mid 70s
So far so good.
When it gets down to 1.050, I'll add the third bottle of lemon juice, some nutrient and energizer.
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