Mr. Nice Guy
Well-Known Member
OK... I am making a gallon of hard lemonade. I used 2 cans of minute maid, RO water, 3 cups corn sugar, 3/4 tsp DAP nutrient, 1/3 tsp yeast energizer, and a starter made from lalvin K1V-1116 yeast. I let the starter go overnight and was using my lemonade must to feed it. I made a quart of starter! The og was 1.090.
I have the gallon on a heat mat and have been shaking it a few times a day. It has been 4 days now and I still see no bubbles. My limeade that is the exact same recipe but limeade and 2 1/2 cups of corn sugar, it is going just fine. The limeade starter got big much quicker though, I made a pint in 5 hours so I just pitched it.
I am pretty certain that my pH is too low, that is my problem I guess... How should I raise it, is Baking Soda ok? If I go my LHBS I'll see what they have.
I might just dump it, 4 days at 70-80 degrees, hmmm....
BTW, I have read a whole bunch of threads about this, just wanted some ideas. For some reason I can't find any info about raising pH in any of my brewing books or anything.
I have the gallon on a heat mat and have been shaking it a few times a day. It has been 4 days now and I still see no bubbles. My limeade that is the exact same recipe but limeade and 2 1/2 cups of corn sugar, it is going just fine. The limeade starter got big much quicker though, I made a pint in 5 hours so I just pitched it.
I am pretty certain that my pH is too low, that is my problem I guess... How should I raise it, is Baking Soda ok? If I go my LHBS I'll see what they have.
I might just dump it, 4 days at 70-80 degrees, hmmm....
BTW, I have read a whole bunch of threads about this, just wanted some ideas. For some reason I can't find any info about raising pH in any of my brewing books or anything.