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发表于 2008-12-2 22:48
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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.* E# y+ ]5 k, T; q* @
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.# B; N, A! P0 V/ K% ~$ e2 O
2. 2 to 3 hours later, peek at the jar, noticed some bubbling activity inside jar,.& o9 S4 X3 M: v
Next day, more bubbling activitiy everywhere. slight alcohol smell.* N6 v6 v/ w9 W% t, I" t
in 3rd day rice broke down from it's shape, stronger alcohol smell, truns darker color
7 n v3 J, U* n! J4th day very little bubbling, shaked jar hoping to improve activity, (this could be the mistake)# h5 j$ z2 Q$ ]4 g& N
5th day no bubbling,
# p$ X1 ~& H9 j- d$ P" i6th day open jar, smell sour with alcohol smell.7 n5 ?- J; X# M4 W1 \
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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 :-
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9 Z( X( \+ u# Z, z4 E* ^5 E1. 1/2 jar of air inside jar might has germs that ruined reaction
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3. wine yearst was too old or no good ?
! V' C- a- J( J9 o; ?% ^+ LWhat should I do next ? |
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