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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.4 q2 I: J+ A8 {! a4 s8 @8 X
1. 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.6 |' U% Z4 D: m/ D7 w
2. 2 to 3 hours later, peek at the jar, noticed some bubbling activity inside jar,.
7 V% r, {- N1 M: }( e8 s Next day, more bubbling activitiy everywhere. slight alcohol smell.. C8 p6 x. ], R' H- B
in 3rd day rice broke down from it's shape, stronger alcohol smell, truns darker color: I- k' \ Q8 R6 Y
4th day very little bubbling, shaked jar hoping to improve activity, (this could be the mistake)# F% v {- H0 F6 X- F) i0 H1 K
5th day no bubbling,
# u+ `0 @1 n( j+ C6th day open jar, smell sour with alcohol smell.. f5 s& f0 J! N- @: R! z
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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.
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Conclusion -- when compare with your steps, these are the reasons of failure :-( b9 a) w& g+ t' q
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1. 1/2 jar of air inside jar might has germs that ruined reaction
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2 j4 F# ]: ~ l% S3. wine yearst was too old or no good ?# _% Z0 N @) d: A$ t8 m$ R% M, j
What should I do next ? |
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