[COHO] Big brew update #3

[ryan gibson]

No worries Jerry. This was/is a team effort. You can't get that many
people together and not have something go amiss. If that's the worst of
it, we're doing good I think!


"Relax, don't worry. Have a homebrew." Charlie P. :)

-R

> 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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