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This was my failure
It wa summer time room temp was 30C, I was experiment with a small amount inside a Robertson jam jar.
2 Q: u: v1 |0 Q d2 V( C" N. j6 J- f; F5 w1. wash everything with broiling water, soak glutine rice overnight , using a bowl, cook inside microwave cooker ,( my rice cooker not easy to clean to oil-free stage), rice was properly cooked ( similar to sticky rice in dimsum restaurant ), left at table to cool down to same temp as back of hand, stir occaionly, sprinkle and mix 1 flat teaspoon of wine yearst ( white color, look like the fruit of lychi ), pour content into a jam jar , half full, put a piece of ceram wrap over jam, screw cap , put jar inside cupboard.
- m. Z( F3 l/ s8 n# E9 G/ F2. 2 to 3 hours later, peek at the jar, noticed some bubbling activity inside jar,.
4 r% Q7 F" \4 `) H Next day, more bubbling activitiy everywhere. slight alcohol smell.
: i: g+ U3 h4 h1 ^2 B |- d3 a! {in 3rd day rice broke down from it's shape, stronger alcohol smell, truns darker color( q: G s+ T) C+ j4 n
4th day very little bubbling, shaked jar hoping to improve activity, (this could be the mistake)
) X+ ?4 v+ M, U% f; G, Y7 M5th day no bubbling,; `* D2 s4 f1 @4 `8 Q4 Y# I
6th day open jar, smell sour with alcohol smell.; g) i% {) O# b
6 W0 a7 j/ H7 n5 X I3 |/ mAfter this failure, I tried several times, using different kind of yeast, some fromm Vancouver, other from different Edm store, all failed.: } n. _7 T% u$ I
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Conclusion -- when compare with your steps, these are the reasons of failure :-9 w o/ l! W% d5 j
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1. 1/2 jar of air inside jar might has germs that ruined reaction% N! P- I3 H7 U5 W% n
2. cleaning not complete.7 ]- |1 r0 z4 E% D ^5 _- W
3. wine yearst was too old or no good ?* I7 }# d6 M! r+ `# B# U
What should I do next ? |
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