03-12-2004, 05:41 AM
At 02:41 AM 3/12/2004 +0000, you wrote:>I don't quite understand... when and where exactly do you add the>yeast starter to the the drink?Pour it into the drink after you add the juice and sugar.> And is it accompanied by the regular>couple of doses of yeast?No.>--- TerraCore Communications> wrote:> > Yes and no. Adding more yeast, VIGOROUS fermentation will>begin> > faster, which can cut a few days off of the time. But if you add>3x yeast> > it will not ferment at 3x time, 4x yeast doesn't cut the time down>to> > 25%. If you are interested in speeding up the process without>using all> > your yeast I recommend that you make a yeast "starter" by adding a>dose or> > two of yeast to a 1/4 cup of tepid water with 1 or tsp of sugar.>Let that> > sit for an hour before adding to the EZ Caps yeast. The yeast will> > multiply a few (million?) times, giving you a good head start.>It's also> > a good technique to use for beginning difficult fermentations like>citrus> > juices.> >> > At 09:22 PM 3/11/2004 +0000, you wrote:> > >Will a drink ferment faster if you add extra yeast? For instance,>if> > >you put 2 times the recommended amount of yeast, will it produce> > >alcohol twice as fast?> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >Yahoo! Groups Links> > >> > >> > >> > >>>>>>Yahoo! Groups Links>>>>ORGINAL POSTER: terracore