[COHO] Big brew update #3

[brett thomas]

I doubt there's too much wild yeast blowing around Gary's basement in the middle of winter.  I'd say if it's fermenting to leave it alone.  We'll find out in a couple of weeks if it's rancid or not.  The more we mess around with it though, the more we could introduce some amount of infection to the beer.  keep in mind that some of these beers were starting around 1.090, and higher, thusly it's typical, though not ideal, for slow start.  Just my $.02...

BT
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: ryan gibson<mailto:ryan_gibson77 at webformixair.com> 
  To: coho at lists.bendtel.net<mailto:coho at lists.bendtel.net> 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 11:43 AM
  Subject: Re: [COHO] Big brew update #3


  Gary,

  It is possible that the bubbling is from wild yeast at this point. This is
  what I suggest: Pull the top off of one of the buckets (mine is the one on
  the far right) and using a SANITIZED ladle/cup, scoop a healthy amount of
  krausen off the top and dump it into the bucket that shows little
  activity. Two scoops would probably be better (Rasin Bran ;). Make sure to
  sanitize both lids before returning them to the buckets. A small spray
  bottle works great for this.

  Additionally, If you have some, I'd boil about 1 teaspoon of yeast
  nutrient in a half cup water for 1 minute, cover with tin-foil and let
  cool Then toss that in at the same time as the fresh yeast in order to get
  it up to speed as fast as possible.

  -Ryan


  > Good news.  As of 9:00am this morning Jerry's brew bucket is bubbling at
  > the rate of about 1 bubble every 3 seconds.  I have not added any yeast.
  >  Only thing I did was remove the stopper briefly to check the seal and
  > replace it. It is possible that the bubbler was not initially completely
  > sealed but it seemed OK last evening when I examined it.
  >
  >
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  > So, I suspect Brett's description of low initial yeast volume might have
  > been the problem.   At this point am not planning on adding yeast unless
  > you think otherwise.
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  >
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  > All containers are now bubbling, temperature remains at 65F.
  >
  >
  >
  > Gary


  -Ryan (:


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