Experiment #27

[mercmar]

so. I used up some wash that was 70% corn meal 15% flaked rye, 15% 2 row (10 gallons worth) I fermented on the grain and after getting the wash off the grain I used a muslin bag to squeeze out the liquid (lots of yeast and trub about 2 gallons after I got rid of all large solids). I saved it. washed and collected 2/3 gallon of yeasties

yeast i collected

that left me with about 1 1/3 gallons of dead yeast a nd alot of yeast (this is all red star). I had about 1.5 gallons of black strap left over from a previous saltbush bill all molasses rum (learned my lesson previously having too much molasses in a wash). I mixed them all up to get about 7 gallons in a fermenting pail. hoping I get an explosion.

1.12 will it work

safe location

[Dancing4dan]

That pail looks pretty full... you going to divide that before you put the lid on?

[greggn]

That pail looks pretty full... you going to divide that before you put the lid on?

Maybe the experiment is "cleaning up."

[mercmar]

ya thats why she is gonna sleep in that slop sink. although when I do my usual rum it only ever bubbles small bubbles at the surface just rapidly, like seltzer water. will take a pic tomorrow morning. hopefully the experiment is not cleaning up (I filled it so high to try and get the density down with more water).

[Thebigbrewbowski]

add a blow off tube to the airlock to collect the overflow...

[mercmar]

I am leaving the top off. maybe catch some fruit flies for flavor. pics coming. gonna be a bust if this doesn't take off.

[mercmar]

no activity 12 hrs in. thinking the high density or maybe all the crap i thought was yeast was trub

[mercmar]

its going but slow and boring. no spills or explosion..

[greggn]

its going but slow and boring. no spills or explosion..

Are you keeping the ferment temperature in line with what the yeast requires ?

[mercmar]

oh yes done this a few times. its just fine going slow in the garage.