So I've finally been able to find some unadulterated sultanas. It's amazing what cr*p (excuse the French) goes into dried fruit. Is it too much to ask for?
It's now Tuesday evening and I wish for the YW to be mature by Saturday night to make a levain. What temperature does it need to be?
No more no less. It is a LOT easier to start a YW from an organic apple. Way easier. I started mine almost 6 yrs ago. I tried raisins 2x and it never amounted to anything. Sweeten the mix with a nice piece of orange or tangerine or other citrus peel. Make sure and keep lid loose and shake it a couple times a day and re-loosen. It is an aerobic process....not anaerobic....if you cut the oxygen you get alcohol :) Good Luck and have fun. Make raisin bread and buy an apple :) :) c
Make Raisin Bread and Buy an Apple :)
Good idea!
I've just put together 1 cup sultanas and two cups water. I'll keep it at the recommended temperature and hopefully it'll be ready on or around Saturday.
Watch this space...
have fun and hope you gets lots of FIZZ !
I fermebted raisin water in hot press- worked a treat - an amazing smell off them in no time - used the yeast water to make hamelmans Swiss Bread - really good...
I've got mine in a yoghurt maker at 29°C (84.2°C). Slightly hotter than the recommended temperature which was 80-84°F as I can't set it to such accuracy. It was either 28°C (82.4°F) or 29°C (84.2°F). Hopefully this should speed things up. What was your procedure for converting the recipe for YW?
heck give it a go. Put at least 6 raisins in it but mash them up real good too......and keep it at exactly 83.92 F or you risk everything including upsetting the YW gods to no end -) Last time that happened YW exploded all over the world and people died a horrible death for trying to fool the YW gods. I'm putting mine out on the patio right now
It's either 28°C (82.4°F) or 29°C (84.2°F) so I have got it in the Yoghurt Maker at 29°C. It's very close and I'm thinking the internal temperature might fall just below that and end up being as a close as possible. I really hope I haven't upset the YW Gods. Are you putting it out on the patio as a gift to the Gods?
2 yeast waters blowing up in the fridge. They seem to like it outside. I've got a YW leavain and a SD levain out there bubbling away. Can't have them acting weird either. So far the YW gods are pleased but like all gods, they are petty, fickle and mischievous with a malevolent streak in their nature.
a hot press is what we in ireland call an airing cupboard - its where all my starters were born :) as for recipe itttws hamelmans swiss farmhouse bread and the recipe calls for yeast water...its actually here @ http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/43229/swiss-farmhouse-bread...