Skeeter Pee - Starting with Dry Yeast - Page 3

geniz · 12-31-2010, 08:17 AM

I made the must with:

The invert sugar
2 32oz bottles of Real-lemon
3/4 tsp tannin
3 tsp yeast nutrient
1 tsp yeast energizer
Tap water to 5 gallons

Stirred like crazy

O.G. 1.080 (a little higher than the original recipe)

geniz · 12-31-2010, 08:21 AM

Rehydrated a pack of EC-1118 yeast in:

2 cups 105F water
2 tbs sugar
pinch nutrient and energizer

After about 1/2 hour, I transferred the yeast to a jug and let it work for another 15 min.

geniz · 12-31-2010, 08:28 AM

Started adding the must a little at a time.

Added 1-2 cups each time, waiting an hour before adding more must. As you can see, the starter was bubbling away nicely between additions of the must.

The frothing/bubbling decreased after each must addition. The yeast is stressed, but it's working away.

geniz · 12-31-2010, 08:34 AM

I put an airlock on the starter and let it sit overnight. In the morning the starter was working, but not bubbling. You could see CO2 rising up the sides of the jug and the airlock was active.

The final volume of the yeast starter was 11 cups.
I gave the must a good stirring and added the yeast starter. I will report back as this progresses...

Bradinator · 12-31-2010, 01:33 PM

I did not let my starter wait for more then a couple hours before adding it to the must. I just rehydrated yeast in a cup of warm water with a couple tsp of yeast nutrient and like you geniz did, continually adding a small amount of must to the starter during that period of time.

When I pitched it, there was yeast action within the day though it was mild. It took off the day after adding the final bottle of lemon juice and yeast nutrient. Even today its still frothing away like mad.

geniz · 12-31-2010, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bradinator

I did not let my starter wait for more then a couple hours before adding it to the must. I just rehydrated yeast in a cup of warm water with a couple tsp of yeast nutrient and like you geniz did, continually adding a small amount of must to the starter during that period of time.

When I pitched it, there was yeast action within the day though it was mild. It took off the day after adding the final bottle of lemon juice and yeast nutrient. Even today its still frothing away like mad.

Mine is working away, very mildly. Same as last time. Just like yours, It didn't really get going until the second addition of nutrient and lemon

geniz · 01-01-2011, 12:30 PM

Looks like all my pics got deleted overnight. Not sure what happened. I'll try to figure it out

Put pics on a different server. They're back again

geniz · 01-01-2011, 12:39 PM

Saturday.
Day 2.
SG 1.069

Must is working very slowly, tiny bubbles rising up to the top of the bucket.

Froths up when aerated

Untitled by hdshovel2001, on Flickr

Celestyal · 01-01-2011, 07:12 PM

Hate to say, but still can't see the pics. Just thought you should know.

geniz · 01-02-2011, 10:02 AM

Sunday
Day 3
SG= 1.056

Time to add:
3rd bottle of lemon juice
3 tsp yeast nutrient
1 tsp yeast energizer
aerate