Day 49

The mix finally gets some sun.

Yes, it's true. It was warmish and sunny today, so I put the jar back outside. And it's going to be above freezing for at least a week, so it's staying out there. One thing I noticed about the layer above the liquid (the raft?) is that the very top appears dryer than the very bottom, which is touching the liquid. Activating some seldom-used portions of my brain, I realized the raft might act like like a seal and keep the liquid from evaporating while the lid is off. To remedy this, I took a dowel and pushed a small hole through the raft to the liquid layer. Some liquid immediately sprang up to the top, so I'm confident evaporation will proceed at an adequate rate.

The "raft" and the dowel hole in the center.