"Ray Calvert" > wrote in message
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> There are starters, and there are sprinklers. I am a sprinkler. ;o)

I'm a belt and suspenders kind of guy. I rehydrate the dry yeast in _warm_
(NOT hot!) water with a spoon of sugar thrown in to give it something to
start on. Once that gets going good I pour it into the juice or must. Then
I sprinkle dry yeast over the top of same and do not stir it in, because the
yeast needs air to propagate.

I probably use ten times as much yeast as I could get away with, but yeast
is comparatively cheap and I want to be sure that I overwhelm any potential
undesirable strains with Good Stuff.

Tom S