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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.7 k$ ]4 [+ v s3 n7 V7 M7 `# ^
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.% v( a5 Q2 E# w3 U9 J8 n1 U
2. 2 to 3 hours later, peek at the jar, noticed some bubbling activity inside jar,.0 C0 z! j9 `1 e% a+ v2 d8 n/ i3 @
Next day, more bubbling activitiy everywhere. slight alcohol smell.
- E4 ^% j) t# R0 W- R5 ]( _9 }in 3rd day rice broke down from it's shape, stronger alcohol smell, truns darker color
0 o6 K- z2 H$ p6 j+ l; o$ ` [/ t6 l4th day very little bubbling, shaked jar hoping to improve activity, (this could be the mistake)7 g- L( G& v/ ^6 c- J0 L
5th day no bubbling,
- f* e4 ^8 W' l1 h6th day open jar, smell sour with alcohol smell.- z2 {2 w1 r( z6 A0 t7 P% Q, |
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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.' c, X" K) a6 ~- h0 g
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Conclusion -- when compare with your steps, these are the reasons of failure :-
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2 S. H, J2 n0 E: i" i1. 1/2 jar of air inside jar might has germs that ruined reaction
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5 U* e0 z6 W( O; F3 L+ w3. wine yearst was too old or no good ?
% e9 b7 o4 ~% T9 s) {% dWhat should I do next ? |
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