09-03-2011, 04:20 PM
WOLF999 Wrote:Totally newbie here....can you add slices of fruit, applesauce or fruit from a can as a cheap alternate yeast booster to help the yeast along?
I've never had to do anything like that. If I ever thought I needed a "helper" I re-use the yeast from a previous batch. Dead yeast is nutrient for live yeast, plus starting out with billions of live, ready-to-go yeast will jump start just about anything.