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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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7 d( I8 m, F: u2 ]# x) |2. 2 to 3 hours later, peek at the jar, noticed some bubbling activity inside jar,.7 F+ E0 o1 k: r- x5 U6 {
Next day, more bubbling activitiy everywhere. slight alcohol smell.- w- T. N) I( U
in 3rd day rice broke down from it's shape, stronger alcohol smell, truns darker color
7 M1 G( E H+ z; v" y# H4th day very little bubbling, shaked jar hoping to improve activity, (this could be the mistake). z3 t" u/ O) \& z8 U7 {9 m
5th day no bubbling,& r- E y8 B+ ], E; E' t8 u1 u
6th day open jar, smell sour with alcohol smell.0 I( S, _- n3 `! ]' ^% N
. L) I6 t& i0 g; U( A5 NAfter this failure, I tried several times, using different kind of yeast, some fromm Vancouver, other from different Edm store, all failed.: l6 R5 s3 d4 c7 |; X8 T9 {* N
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Conclusion -- when compare with your steps, these are the reasons of failure :-
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, R& C( J h4 f! S# A& ~1. 1/2 jar of air inside jar might has germs that ruined reaction4 {2 {! y: _6 E
2. cleaning not complete.
7 ^" _$ n" s- N1 ` {5 U( L9 |3. wine yearst was too old or no good ?, D2 @8 t$ x1 p( v
What should I do next ? |
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