Blackberry......

[aliced]

Well it is all under airlock now, bubbling like crazy............

SG was down from .09 to .07 before I air locked it so something good is happening

[aliced]

All seems good, no one else can smell sulphur like I can. I have had three or four people smell it with no prompting or pre-association with any sort of smell and they say it smells like orange juice.....

Maybe I am just, whilst being oblivious to alliteration, a super sulphur sensitive smelling superman?

Anyways sg down to 1.06 so it is working away

[Rum Bum]

A good neighbor of mine has blackberry bushes 3 ft taller than me so I'm very fascinated about this one! Hope it works!

RB

[aliced]

Haha Rum, I wonder if we should compare "hoping it works" notes ?

[OlympicMtDoo]

interesting aliced, keep us posted, around here in the PNW blackberries are about as hard to find as farts at a chili cook off.

[aliced]

Aie, I shall keep you all up to date.

SG down to 1.05 this morning.....

I suppose I should start thinking about the stainless to build a still.

[aliced]

Still bubbling SG @ 1.02...........

Lucky I am a patient type......

[OlympicMtDoo]

I had a wash go super slow in early January, it was just too cold, maybe you need a little heat to help things along.

[Rum Bum]

I'm predicting another 2 weeks to get it down to .95 at this rate. What's your target?

RB

[aliced]

99, just cause I always liked Maxwell

[aliced]

Yeah it is a bit cool here, although I do not have a thermometer @ present. I have the 19lt carboy full and had a 4.5 litre full as well, until last night when we drank the 4.5lt, certainly did the trick. So much for being patient eh? Haha. Anyways off to the scrap metal dealers to find some stainless soon!

[aliced]

1.02 today

[aliced]

Hmmm it was the same the other day, but it is still bubbling well...........

I would suspect it was my error reading the long stick thingy with the marks on it

[aliced]

Although I have a heating pad here, but no thermometer to find out what is what!

I might put it on for four hours or so to see if the bubble rate jumps....

[Rum Bum]

Four hours? I'd do 8, so it has time to slowly warm, you don't wanna culture shock it.

though I've never needed a heat blanket myself.

RB

[OlympicMtDoo]

heat pad works pretty good but a submersible fish tank heater works even better, they have a thermostat too, it has become a winter time must for me..

[aliced]

SG = 1.02

[aliced]

Right I am off to buy a thermometer

[aliced]

heat pad works pretty good but a submersible fish tank heater works even better, they have a thermostat too, it has become a winter time must for me..

How do you fit the fish tank in the fermenter

[Prairiepiss]

heat pad works pretty good but a submersible fish tank heater works even better, they have a thermostat too, it has become a winter time must for me..

How do you fit the fish tank in the fermenter

No silly you put the fermenter in the fish tank. Geez.

[aliced]

heat pad works pretty good but a submersible fish tank heater works even better, they have a thermostat too, it has become a winter time must for me..

How do you fit the fish tank in the fermenter

No silly you put the fermenter in the fish tank. Geez.

Smells like Fish, tastes like???????????

[aliced]

SG = 1.02

[aliced]

Still bubbling!