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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.
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2. 2 to 3 hours later, peek at the jar, noticed some bubbling activity inside jar,.
$ ?: @ X; u: X. t9 A% R Next day, more bubbling activitiy everywhere. slight alcohol smell.
: a7 q4 j) w3 P$ Ain 3rd day rice broke down from it's shape, stronger alcohol smell, truns darker color
a5 s- j: d2 a* `; u! u- r( e# k4th day very little bubbling, shaked jar hoping to improve activity, (this could be the mistake)
3 b) m) U& U0 U& C- ?5 k- L9 F5th day no bubbling,
! H0 o- \ r, p e3 B6th day open jar, smell sour with alcohol smell.
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After this failure, I tried several times, using different kind of yeast, some fromm Vancouver, other from different Edm store, all failed.6 s- R/ p) | U
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Conclusion -- when compare with your steps, these are the reasons of failure :-" p- h% F$ J1 s! r: X# K+ ?
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1. 1/2 jar of air inside jar might has germs that ruined reaction# Q; }5 ~- P$ o: {5 l- s1 ?/ e9 v
2. cleaning not complete.
2 u5 b1 P; q% b' j* L5 J- F3. wine yearst was too old or no good ?; O* p; p* M- P: k' R
What should I do next ? |
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