[COHO] Big brew update # 2

[GaryWirt]

All containers are bubbling away happily except for Jerry's as of 9:30pm
this evening Tuesday Jan. 29.  No signs of even one bubble.

Cellar temp is at 65F. All containers with fermometers indicate
64-66F....except the one which blew its top and has so much crud on the
outside that I can't read the numbers. For the sake of argument, I will
assume that it says 64-66F also.

Jerry,
There is, and has been plenty of fluid in the air lock since you placed it
in the cellar...and the seal seems to be fine.  I removed the air lock and
replaced it quickly just to make sure.  It doesn't appear to me that the
bubbler seal or lack of liquid in the bubbler is the problem.  Also, the lid
is tightly secured. 

Brett,
I'm thinking that this seems to point to your message below.  I can drop by
your house tomorrow or meet you somewhere with more yeast?  Or alternately I
can run to the Brew Shop and pick up a smack pak.  Didn't you say it was
Wyeast 2112?

Gary 

-----Original Message-----
From: coho-bounces at lists.bendtel.net [mailto:coho-bounces at lists.bendtel.net]
On Behalf Of brett thomas
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:39 PM
To: coho at lists.bendtel.net
Subject: Re: [COHO] Big brew update

As I was cleaning up the growlers that had yeast in them, I came across one 
that had almost an inch of yeast at the bottom.  I would guess that's our 
culprit.  Apparently whoever pitched that one didn't swirl vigorously to mix

everything up.  Gary do you have any yeast that you can add to that 
fermenter?  I could probably get something over to you tomorrow...


>From: "GaryWirt" <garywirt at bendbroadband.com>
>Reply-To: Central Oregon Homebrewers <coho at lists.bendtel.net>
>To: "'Central Oregon Homebrewers'" <coho at lists.bendtel.net>
>Subject: [COHO] Big brew update
>Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:08:54 -0800
>
>     Attached photos were  taken about 8:30 this morning.  The 4th 
>container
>from the right (white plastic brew bucket) has me a little worried.  It has
>not yet produced even one bubble.  The others are very active.  I don't
>remember whose brewed this one.  Do you suppose we forgot to pitch the
>yeast?
>
>  Meanwhile, 2nd from right container blew its red top off during the night
>and showered the wall and floor (see photos).  I think I'm now a believer 
>in
>blow off tubes.  I placed a plastic cup over the top at least to keep it
>confined.  When it slows down a bit, I will refill the air lock.  At the
>moment if I fill the airlock, it just blows it out the top in a matter of
>seconds...this one is really having a good time.  Do I need to do anything
>else?  I don't have a blow off tube available.
>
>Cellar temp. is 65F according to my room thermometer.  Fermometers on
>containers indicate 64-66.
>
>
>
>


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