Hi! Newbie needing a bit of advice please....

[Duffbeer]

Put it in it will still be OK.

[sb44]

Does 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.

[medpretzel]

add a pinch or two of sugar to it. The yeast need something to work with.

A bit of nutrient and energiser helps it too.

[sb44]

add a pinch or two of sugar to it. The yeast need something to work with.

A bit of nutrient and energiser helps it too.

I put some yeast nutrient with the citric acid in with the sugar syrup.

Do I still need to put some more sugar in to the demijohn as well?

[lockwood1956]

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

regards
Bob

[fatbloke]

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.

regards

JtFB

[lockwood1956]

the ones that Jan linked to will definitely be food grade, I wouldn't risk the Maplins ones

regards
Bob

[sb44]

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 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

When you say 'Have you made a yeast starter' I thought putting the yeast in some warm water was making a yeast starter.........

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.

[lockwood1956]

You have rehydrated the yeast...not made a yeast starter...info on yeast starters here

http://www.winesathome.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=1996

but don't worry, rehydrating the yeast will work just fine, just give it a few hours

regards
Bob

[sb44]

Yep, if I get any grommits I shall get them from a HB shop.

May get my friend to get some from her local HB shop and post them to me, will save a bit on p+p then.

[lockwood1956]

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.

I used a better quality yeast than Youngs.....

but again don't worry, yours will be fine.

regards
Bob

[sb44]

I used a better quality yeast than Youngs.....

but again don't worry, yours will be fine.

regards
Bob

Thanks Bob.

You know what it's like when you do something new for the first time you are never quite sure.

Cheers!

[lockwood1956]

it will be fizzing away merrily soon enough

[sb44]

it will be fizzing away merrily soon enough

Fingers crossed.

[sb44]

Here they are after 3 hours, can you see the obvious mistake?