[COHO] Big brew update #3

[JERRY OLDRIDGE]

when I added the yeast I did not shake it enough, I
still had a bit of slurry in the growler when I rinsed
it out, It was kinda dark out so I couldn't see inside
the growler at that time. It should slowly take off,
sorry my bad Jerry
--- brett thomas <floppingoscar101 at msn.com> wrote:

> 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.
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   > 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.
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   > All containers are now bubbling, temperature
> remains at 65F.
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   > Gary
> 
> 
>   -Ryan (:
> 
> 
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