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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.
9 b& p7 `8 S& Y) Y3 ^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.
- q: n1 @1 n# }+ L6 {2. 2 to 3 hours later, peek at the jar, noticed some bubbling activity inside jar,.) i, \/ v/ [- L
Next day, more bubbling activitiy everywhere. slight alcohol smell.
- u& c. [5 ] h& Ein 3rd day rice broke down from it's shape, stronger alcohol smell, truns darker color+ B/ a5 {& G$ k: |
4th day very little bubbling, shaked jar hoping to improve activity, (this could be the mistake) i- V: @1 d+ k3 I) b' n
5th day no bubbling,7 B' }1 q) L3 q
6th day open jar, smell sour with alcohol smell.; f f: u9 W/ g+ N- Y; V
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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 :-7 b! O: M, E$ V/ M [( ~5 I1 ^
7 p5 \, M3 Y' z) |8 M, E9 }$ E1. 1/2 jar of air inside jar might has germs that ruined reaction* z' o! p" O/ x
2. cleaning not complete.# F0 c$ p: ?6 |3 A* a
3. wine yearst was too old or no good ?$ O+ R7 d1 \8 o4 f& B1 c% A
What should I do next ? |
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