Saturday, December 31, 2005

Day 14

Two weeks in, and the mix finally started fermenting. There is condensation at the top of the jar, but more importantly, there are tell-tale bubbles rising up from the bottom layer of gook, through the liquid in the middle, and up through the foamy mess above. If any of you have ever brewed beer, do you know what happens when the bubbles break through the yeast and start rising through the liquid? The movement leaves a tiny trail of sediment behind as the bubble shoots upward. It looks pretty cool.

Day 14. I thought this would be a good time to stir the mix, so the foamy mess up top could have some fun too. Today's smell test was quite disturbing. The mix doesn't appear to have any more odor than it did on Day One.