by Bustah » Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:22 pm
Hey all! Put down my very first wash last night, going to end up using it as a sac run so not too worried but i think I've screwed it up :D Seems to be a similar issue to Bundaboy years ago. Figured i'd consult the brain trust!
got my 4kg sugar in, 250g of woolworths brand bran blended up and simmered for 30 minutes, multi vit, pinch of epsom salts, half teaspoon of citric bringing the PH down to 5. ended up at 26L after screwing around with temps (without the yeast) which i finally got to 30 degrees. Starting gravity was 1.060
Now the part i think i screwed up, i did the 50 grams yeast into 100ml of 30 degree water, it sludged up real quick and turned into a ball, i panicked, added more water, kept stirring it, adding more water until it got to a more even consistency, but i think i brought the temp way down in the process. Dumped that into the ferment, cleaned up and said a little prayer.
1 1/2 hours later, a few bubbles, mostly just fizzing.
3 hours later, same thing, just fizzing, no cap like what i was expecting. temp still at 30
At this stage my dog started going crazy, he was acting like someone was in the bathroom and he was scared to go in, growling and barking... Anyone had this happen? Thought it was kinda funny, but then he spent the night whining at the door, he seems to have calmed down today :laughing-rolling:
This morning i checked on it, no bubbles, just fizzing away, smells like cider so i guess it's doing something! it was at 28 degrees so i turned on the heating pad. sitting at 1.05.
Just checked it at 2pm, still fizzing and cider-like. Up to 29 degrees and 1.045ish (can't really tell on the hydrometer, spinning it looked like it landed somewhere between 1.04 and 1.05)
Does this seem like it's heading in the right direction? One of the earlier posts mentioned they were down to 1.02 within 24 hours. As this is going to a sac run, what's the highest gravity i can call it a day, do i need to rack and clear or can i just throw it in? It's a digiboil 35L with 2" FSD pot and boka