Slow birdwatcher
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 5:09 am
Wash info: 15 l H2o; Aprox. 2 kg sugar= 1.090 sg ; 1/2 cup Tomato Paste; 1/4 cup lime juice; 47 grams bakers yeast; Pinch of epson salt; Sorry for the mix of english and metric.
This is third time I've run this formula. They have averaged 12 days to get to 1.00 sg. and end result was 3 liters at 30 abv. Room temps were between 16-21c.
Using an airlock after day 3. It has a nice thick foam when I seal bucket. Airlock bubbles every 4 seconds or less for the first 5 days when bubbles have slowed to about every 15 seconds. Checked sg = 1.05. Wash still sweet. No wine smell. At 13 days out the sg= 1.04 . Bubbles every 25 seconds and semi-sweet. I do mix wash every 24 hrs.......Why so slow???Important Info:
This is third time I've run this formula. They have averaged 12 days to get to 1.00 sg. and end result was 3 liters at 30 abv. Room temps were between 16-21c.
Using an airlock after day 3. It has a nice thick foam when I seal bucket. Airlock bubbles every 4 seconds or less for the first 5 days when bubbles have slowed to about every 15 seconds. Checked sg = 1.05. Wash still sweet. No wine smell. At 13 days out the sg= 1.04 . Bubbles every 25 seconds and semi-sweet. I do mix wash every 24 hrs.......Why so slow???Important Info: