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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.3 C: e3 ^8 \6 R1 l9 R+ U( P G
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.7 e* V. W( J0 U6 X4 \+ x
2. 2 to 3 hours later, peek at the jar, noticed some bubbling activity inside jar,.
6 p7 [- T1 ~6 i/ B! D Next day, more bubbling activitiy everywhere. slight alcohol smell.- j& A1 ~) I) i8 \$ z/ K/ @
in 3rd day rice broke down from it's shape, stronger alcohol smell, truns darker color6 w/ C, S& Z8 L6 t
4th day very little bubbling, shaked jar hoping to improve activity, (this could be the mistake)
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6th day open jar, smell sour with alcohol smell. y( e4 T, m0 S( V) p
2 v* O( E) [& d; ~( |& OAfter this failure, I tried several times, using different kind of yeast, some fromm Vancouver, other from different Edm store, all failed.; J6 c* j: P: D* v, d* T8 y4 G
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Conclusion -- when compare with your steps, these are the reasons of failure :-4 R) j$ l6 C- Q3 e* n
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1. 1/2 jar of air inside jar might has germs that ruined reaction
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2 C; P7 s$ H. E8 m( m) q4 Q2 M; d3. wine yearst was too old or no good ?
% K/ v, w, k6 i/ r( N( e/ p% W7 Z; lWhat should I do next ? |
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