It's less consistent than pitching yeast, but you can end up with something rather tasty at the end. If you're lucky then the yeast out-competes the mold. And when you're a teenager you can't exactly tell your parents "go buy me some Wyeast 1056 so I can make cider from that extra bottle of apple juice we have in the pantry."
Mmmmmmmmm.... mold.
It's less consistent than pitching yeast, but you can end up with something rather tasty at the end. If you're lucky then the yeast out-competes the mold. And when you're a teenager you can't exactly tell your parents "go buy me some Wyeast 1056 so I can make cider from that extra bottle of apple juice we have in the pantry."