heckler73
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The activated yeast jug, on the other hand, smells like what I think bootleg beer during prohibition smelled like. I go in to agitate the jug to get the yeast going (a LOT more bubbles after you shake it) and it immediately overpowers the bud smell. I gotta hand it to the yeast, though, I forgot to mention. The yeast I used expired in 1990!!! I didn't wanna go out and buy yeast and it was all I had. Took a couple days for it to colonize, but damn, it's goin' strong. I'm sure it wouldn't have made bread rise, or at least very little, but for our purposes... Don't believe the expiration date!
And here I thought I was being bad-ass for using my yeast past the 2 month window... I guess I definitely don't have to worry for the rest of the year.
BTW how long is your bottle/jug system lasting?
My 3/4tsp:3/4cup mix is lasting about 4 days with high output (3 bubbles every 2 secs), then tapers off rapidly over the next 3 days...
I'm still trying to figure out how to optimize the system. Keeping the pH around 5.3 seems to be key (and warm temp), but I don't think the increased output compensates for the effort. I've only tried pH controlling a couple times, and I get an extra day or two of high output at best...