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This was my failure
It wa summer time room temp was 30C, I was experiment with a small amount inside a Robertson jam jar.
, i2 N3 r( o3 Y9 F4 z( g1. wash everything with broiling water, soak glutine rice overnight , using a bowl, cook inside microwave cooker ,( my rice cooker not easy to clean to oil-free stage), rice was properly cooked ( similar to sticky rice in dimsum restaurant ), left at table to cool down to same temp as back of hand, stir occaionly, sprinkle and mix 1 flat teaspoon of wine yearst ( white color, look like the fruit of lychi ), pour content into a jam jar , half full, put a piece of ceram wrap over jam, screw cap , put jar inside cupboard.
3 c e$ G1 I6 i! f1 B5 w( b2. 2 to 3 hours later, peek at the jar, noticed some bubbling activity inside jar,.
% Y2 L" p+ C, N8 ~: ~ g; Q+ S3 w Next day, more bubbling activitiy everywhere. slight alcohol smell.
U. ]+ c p# |% A& O& @: h0 uin 3rd day rice broke down from it's shape, stronger alcohol smell, truns darker color
3 o. Y. B" }7 l$ S3 ^4th day very little bubbling, shaked jar hoping to improve activity, (this could be the mistake)
; q, X% ]3 S: z& {2 r5th day no bubbling,& w* Z) p& i9 a! }9 ~7 z$ Y
6th day open jar, smell sour with alcohol smell.
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2 d Q* }$ h9 ]4 wAfter this failure, I tried several times, using different kind of yeast, some fromm Vancouver, other from different Edm store, all failed.; ?/ ?8 ?1 O, R& ^3 q6 [0 z* T
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Conclusion -- when compare with your steps, these are the reasons of failure :-
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7 k0 u" k' [# g1. 1/2 jar of air inside jar might has germs that ruined reaction4 M6 |! u5 v$ }# M; }# @+ _ M
2. cleaning not complete.' k; ~, V1 a! C0 v4 }4 {& F
3. wine yearst was too old or no good ?9 t) E8 p+ ?5 J/ Y
What should I do next ? |
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