Can you hear the song in your head yet? Last night was supposed to be a good, good night but it wasn’t quite so. I won’t go into the reasons but I was going to brew my second successive batch using reclaimed yeast. In preparation for brewing, I added some extract to my yeast to get my starter going.

The picture on the left was about 30 minutes after adding extract to my rescued yeast. I transferred what was left in the quart jar to a half gallon jar. I was clearly not expecting that quick and voluminous action. I added the bucket after about five minutes when it was clear that this was going to get messier than I had expected.

I talked about yeast some when I was talking about sanitizing. The main worry with yeast is getting wild strains. In theory, as long as the pressure is positive, meaning things are leaking out then nothing really should be getting in. There is no way for me to know what is actually in this mess without looking at it through a microscope. But, I have a good feeling that this is going to work.

So, the yeast goes back into to the refrigerator. This should be quick brew as I have shaken off the rust. It will likely be this next weekend until I try again but I will add to my starter again before we get going. I am expecting that this is going to go just fine.

End Your Programming Routine: The summary here is that plans change. I am in a difficult time in my life which is a subject for a different day. When it comes to picking brewing versus relationships then lessor things need to give. Like a farmer, when things are ready, they need attention now. It was much better to postpone this rather than push it.