First attempt

[VargarViking]

Hey all. This is my first attempt at brewing anything. Now, I'm trying to make one of the meds from the Skyrim cookbook. I followed every step, did everything it asked. But the only issue I had was not having an airlock. So, I had to let it sit in the carboy (without the yeast), for about two days while I waited. It's been about two days now, and my mix is heavily segmented, with no bubbles rising. So my question is if the mix is ruined, or should I just wait it out.

 

[clone63]

You added yeast or not? Did you at least cover the mouth of the carboy? Even sitting open for a couple days, I'd bet it's still in good shape if it was a strong enough (>10%) to hold back contamination. That's a densely sugar'ed liquid for a lot of bacteria to get a foothold in.

 

[VargarViking]

You added yeast or not? Did you at least cover the mouth of the carboy? Even sitting open for a couple days, I'd bet it's still in good shape if it was a strong enough (>10%) to hold back contamination. That's a densely sugar'ed liquid for a lot of bacteria to get a foothold in.

I immediately covered it after mixing all the ingredients, and I waited to add the yeast until I actually got the airlock. Then I added the yeast, got it all mixed, let it get some oxygen then put in the airlock.

 

[clone63]

What yeast was it? Tested it or anything? I doubt it would be ruined, I'm just wondering if the yeast was a bit of a dud since you didn't see any fermentation. Add any nutrients? What was the recipe?

 

[VargarViking]

What yeast was it? Tested it or anything? I doubt it would be ruined, I'm just wondering if the yeast was a bit of a dud since you didn't see any fermentation. Add any nutrients? What was the recipe?

It's actually started to ferment now, luckily.