Angel Yeast Question

[Bradster68]

This isn't a question about angel yeast,but I'm hoping I can get some help here?
If bakers yeast comfortably produces a wash of about 8abv and maybe even a little higher like 9 or 10 all fermenting Conditions met. So if my OG was say 1.12 and my final 1.05 gives me about 9ABV. Does this mean that the wash fermented fully? I had no sweet taste and no bubbles coming off. Or does a wash need to ferment dry everytime to .99?
Iv had my Ted's hit .99 consistently. This is a molasses wash, so does that have something to do with the high FG?

[rubberduck71]

2 things from what I've read on this site:
1. I think molasses has unfermentable sugars in it, so it won't go completely dry
2. Yeast may have quit since they chewed through 0.070 worth of sugar. ABV is now too high for them to thrive. You may get some puking on stripping runs, so use an anti-foam agent

[howie]

This isn't a question about angel yeast,but I'm hoping I can get some help here?
If bakers yeast comfortably produces a wash of about 8abv and maybe even a little higher like 9 or 10 all fermenting Conditions met. So if my OG was say 1.12 and my final 1.05 gives me about 9ABV. Does this mean that the wash fermented fully? I had no sweet taste and no bubbles coming off. Or does a wash need to ferment dry everytime to .99?
Iv had my Ted's hit .99 consistently. This is a molasses wash, so does that have something to do with the high FG?

i think sugar washes give fairly accurate OG & FG
molasses washes, can give strange readings (the 2 going at the moment were OG of 1.100)
i believe we have talked about a specific gravity 'swing' of 70 points (1120 - 1050 = 70) is an indication that the wash has finished fermenting
but tasting and lack of bubbles are good indicators too(and patience )

[Saltbush Bill]

I think molasses has unfermentable sugars in it, so it won't go completely dry

If you mean dry by taste your in for a rude shock.....fully fermented molasses wash is enough to make your face pucker, might as well suck a lemon.
Nothing sweet left in there.

[Teddysad]

Molasses does indeed have unfermentable which stay in solution and hence mean the density will be higher than 1.000.

[Bradster68]

I think molasses has unfermentable sugars in it, so it won't go completely dry

If you mean dry by taste your in for a rude shock.....fully fermented molasses wash is enough to make your face pucker, might as well suck a lemon.
Nothing sweet left in there.

Absolutely. Mine was almost bitter to the taste.

[Bradster68]

Molasses does indeed have unfermentable which stay in solution and hence mean the density will be higher than 1.000.

Good to know. I ran it tonight.

[Bradster68]

This isn't a question about angel yeast,but I'm hoping I can get some help here?
If bakers yeast comfortably produces a wash of about 8abv and maybe even a little higher like 9 or 10 all fermenting Conditions met. So if my OG was say 1.12 and my final 1.05 gives me about 9ABV. Does this mean that the wash fermented fully? I had no sweet taste and no bubbles coming off. Or does a wash need to ferment dry everytime to .99?
Iv had my Ted's hit .99 consistently. This is a molasses wash, so does that have something to do with the high FG?

i think sugar washes give fairly accurate OG & FG
molasses washes, can give strange readings (the 2 going at the moment were OG of 1.100)
i believe we have talked about a specific gravity 'swing' of 70 points (1120 - 1050 = 70) is an indication that the wash has finished fermenting
but tasting and lack of bubbles are good indicators too(and patience

The first one I did I didn't have a hydrometer, just went by eye. Those readings threw me

[Bradster68]

2 things from what I've read on this site:
1. I think molasses has unfermentable sugars in it, so it won't go completely dry
2. Yeast may have quit since they chewed through 0.070 worth of sugar. ABV is now too high for them to thrive. You may get some puking on stripping runs, so use an anti-foam agent

I always leave tons of head space and my propane don't go that fast. My electric element is coming soon

[rubberduck71]

I think molasses has unfermentable sugars in it, so it won't go completely dry

If you mean dry by taste your in for a rude shock.....fully fermented molasses wash is enough to make your face pucker, might as well suck a lemon.
Nothing sweet left in there.

Dry in this sense I meant gravity-wise (1.000). Bad word choice on my part!

[Snickers902]

Ongoing study at Hamilton College, NY.

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[Snickers902]

Ongoing study at Hamilton College, NY.

Enzymes serve as catalysts to many biological processes, and so they are not used up in reactions and they may be recovered and reused.