nerd love
new batch
after washing out the crock (cleanliness is important), I use green tea - 8 bags for a gallon. I only fill it halfway with hot water, so that I can fill it the rest of the way later with cool. this keeps the temperature down low enough to add the starter without killing it. I am too impatient to let the boiling water cool off on its own.
*edit - now using pg tips, 14 bags for 2 gallons
new batch
after washing out the crock (cleanliness is important), I use green tea - 8 bags for a gallon. I only fill it halfway with hot water, so that I can fill it the rest of the way later with cool. this keeps the temperature down low enough to add the starter without killing it. I am too impatient to let the boiling water cool off on its own.
*edit - now using pg tips, 14 bags for 2 gallons