Put it in it will still be OK.
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Originally posted by Rich View PostDoes it look like the yeast has grown at all? frothy head? It should be ok, as that is what the packet says for the super wine yeast isn't it (from memory??)
There is a thread on making a yeast starter, to make sure of a really good start.
http://www.winesathome.co.uk/forum/s...ead.php?t=1996
No it's not really frothy, the grey big bits have expanded and look like a sludge (I say big grey bits as some of it was brown like my bread making yeast with bigger granules like tiny rocks).
Yep, it's Young's Super Wine Yeast Compound.
I did read a thread about starting the yeast, I thought that is what I was doing by adding the warm water and leaving for 15 mins or so.
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Originally posted by Danina View Postadd a pinch or two of sugar to it. The yeast need something to work with.
A bit of nutrient and energiser helps it too.
Do I still need to put some more sugar in to the demijohn as well?
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Its not really clear to me....
have you made a yeast starter....or just hydrated the yeast in a glass of warm water....or have you chucked it in the DJ?
if you chucked it in the DJ give it 24-36 hours to start.....
if you put it in a glass of warm water, then add a little citric acid nutrient and sugar to it (a pinch of each)
if you made a yeast starter it should have burst immediately into action
hope this helps
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Quick "Grommet" comment.
Looking at the pics of the maplins grommets, there is no reason why they shouldn't work - sealwise that is.
But I'm thinking along the lines of "you don't know what they're made out of". The maplins ones are designed for protection of electrical cables, that need to pass though hard material panels, like metals and plastic, to prevent any chaffing to the cable, from movement.
The one that Jan linked is designed purely to act as a seal for an airlock/bubbler. Plus having looked at the ones I have, they appear to be made from "plain rubber" - the only disadvantage of which, that I can think of, is eventual hardening/cracking - though that would be a year or two down the line.
The disadvantage of the maplins one(s) being that the material used may offer small amounts of some form of chemical contamination.
After all, you only have to read this to appreciate the potential hazards of using things designed for electrics/electronics, for other purposes i.e. food/wine production.
PCB's are VVV nasty.
That's my 2pence worth.
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Originally posted by lockwood1956 View PostIts not really clear to me....
have you made a yeast starter....or just hydrated the yeast in a glass of warm water....or have you chucked it in the DJ?
if you chucked it in the DJ give it 24-36 hours to start.....
if you pit it in a glass of warm water, then add a little citric acid nutrient and sugar to it (a pinch of each)
if you made a yeast starter it should have burst immediately into action
regards
Bob
I followed the instructions for the number 1 wine ie:
Put juices in dj
added warm water to sugar to dissolve it
added one teaspoon of citric acid and one teaspoon of yeast nutrient to water and sugar mixture (once it was cool)
poured into dj
put a teaspoon of Youngs Super Yeast Compound in a bit of warm water in a glass and left it for 15mins
stirred yeast in glass and then put into jd with everything else and gave it a stir
This was all done and dusted at 5pm (today).
Just been to take a look and there is a thin layer of bubbly scum for want of a better word on the surface of both djs and a bit of sediment on the bottom of both.
I looked at your pics Bob and the yeast in the glass didn't look frothy like yours, just looked like it had expanded and soaked up some of the water.
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Originally posted by sb44 View PostI looked at your pics Bob and the yeast in the glass didn't look frothy like yours, just looked like it had expanded and soaked up some of the water.
but again don't worry, yours will be fine.
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