>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.
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> > 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?
> > >
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> > >
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