... I had almost forgotten this experiment. Took SG today and it was 1060, not good. Took a can of tomatoes, pureed them and mixed to the mash. It foamed...
... Very interesting Riku, 1.070 to 1.060 in 4 days is not good at all. Please keep us posted. What did the wash smell like with out the tomato. Harsh or...
... The smell was fruity as usual with baker's yeast. There was quite a lot of carbon dioxide in the wash which may have contributed to high SG. I just had a...
I wouldn't recommed it for making wine or beer even if the amounts are sub ppm which will translate to ppb once it is in the wash. Since you are distilling it,...
... was 1060, ... mash. ... basically a ... try ... indeed ... the ... Hi Riku and Mason, Interesting observation about the tomatos. Remember Harry's recipe...
... yeast ... minerals ... also ... Yep, you nailed it Marc. One won't work without t'other. I think 'synergy' is the word we're looking for. Riku, I would...
Welp Willy, What my box of Miracle-Gro says is: Ingredients in Miracle-Gro 24-8-16 (NPK) Water Soluble All Purpose Plant Food (fertilizer), Available anywhere:...
... It's bubling happily again, tomatoes did the trick. Do let us know how your AFC works. Nykter got into high 80s ABV with his version, but I think that even...
... It's bubling happily again, tomatoes did the trick. Do let us know how your AFC works. Nykter got into high 80s ABV with his version, but I think that even...
For a sugar wash you need some suspended matter to distribute the yeast through the wash - maybe the mashed tomatoes provide that. I think turbo yeast is...
The posting somehow distorted the table that i tried to post,looked ok in preview but was distorted in actual post. heres the metals that it contains in ppm.If...
Good to refer to msg 2018 - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Distillers/message/2018 Based on this and the protocol in 'The Compleat Distiller' my interpretation...
Every so often I see a message exhorting us to use "Snipping" with the obvious intention of repeating un-necessary narrative and to save space and connection...
I tried the universal sugar mash and I turned out the my worst tasting spirits ever! I have been having problems with my mash and nutrients lately so I...
... OK, call me old school but "snipping" in the context that I've always used means snipping out all the unnecessary stuff and leaving some sort of indication...
... used means snipping out all the unnecessary stuff and leaving some sort of indication such as <snip> or elipses (...) or some such. This is done manually....
Just trying to find the rationale behind suggestions. Basically trying to find accessible substitutes for DAP and Fermaid K. Msg 42923 (Harry's Recipe No 666,...
... Thanks Wal, The info links you have been sharing lately are GOLD, like; http://tinyurl.com/6kqu3d And ones above. Its all good, keep up the good work! It...
... I ... EEerr, Should I boil/warm the active dry yeast at 45 C for a long time, to burst the cell walls and keep the enzymes in tact, or just boil it like...
That's where I got confused. If you want to breakdown the cell contents you need to do it at around 50C that temperature for 3 days! This can be speeded up to...
So, am I to understand that a person in the latter hours of fermentation could put an end to stubborn active yeast by heating wash to 60C? At this temp no...
