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Wash taking a long time

Postby WrightAroundOz » Wed Jun 21, 2017 8:18 pm

Hi,

This is my second batch. The first one was only 10L and was ready in 7 days. The second one is 21L. It has now been 18 days and the SG has read 1.000 for the last 3 days. Can someone please let me know if it is still ok.
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Re: Wash taking a long time

Postby bluc » Wed Jun 21, 2017 8:25 pm

What wash? Prob cold weather has slowed it. Ifts its been same for three days sounds like its done..
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Re: Wash taking a long time

Postby Doubleuj » Wed Jun 21, 2017 8:27 pm

Welcome mate, I've moved your thread to the welcome centre as it's your first post.
Like Bluc said, what wash are you using? Any wash will be a bit slower in winter
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Re: Wash taking a long time

Postby copperhead road » Wed Jun 21, 2017 8:29 pm

I'm not sure if I had done the right thing but I had the exact same thing happen to me with a 60 litre ferment, I was not sure if it was due to cold temps being winter and not having a heater at the time, all I did was give it a vigorous stir up and airlocked it again and it was finished in 2 days. Not sure if I just fluked it but worked. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Wash taking a long time

Postby WrightAroundOz » Wed Jun 21, 2017 9:19 pm

Wash made from dextrose, pure yeast & carbon.
On a heat pad. Currently at 28 degrees.
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Re: Wash taking a long time

Postby wynnum1 » Thu Jun 22, 2017 8:23 am

28 c is too hot for that yeast and if when you added the yeast if the temperature was too high the yeast also creates heat and adds to the problem .
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Re: Wash taking a long time

Postby Zak Griffin » Thu Jun 22, 2017 9:55 am

Welcome mate..

Forget about the turbo yeast shit and read up on the tried and proven recipes here.
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Re: Wash taking a long time

Postby Kenster » Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:07 pm

welcome mate, as Zak says... give the Turdbos the flick and a few hints... invest in a larger fermenter as almost the same amount of effort goes into a 30 lit batch as a 10. Dextrose may be an over kill, sucrose(cane sugar) does the job quite nicely and is cheaper.(unless you are chasing a particular flavour, which you probably arent). Read up about carbon filtration, some here use it but many dont as the Tried and Proven recipes will save you bucks and time resulting in a superior product. Early days are hard as there is a lot of info out there but we never stop learning in this hobby.
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Re: Wash taking a long time

Postby copperhead road » Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:15 pm

Kenster wrote:welcome mate, as Zak says... give the Turdbos the flick and a few hints... invest in a larger fermenter as almost the same amount of effort goes into a 30 lit batch as a 10. Dextrose may be an over kill, sucrose(cane sugar) does the job quite nicely and is cheaper.(unless you are chasing a particular flavour, which you probably arent). Read up about carbon filtration, some here use it but many dont as the Tried and Proven recipes will save you bucks and time resulting in a superior product. Early days are hard as there is a lot of info out there but we never stop learning in this hobby.
The dudes in the shop will convince you their gear is the best...cos they want to sell it.


:text-+1: :text-imwithstupid: bang on kenster :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Wash taking a long time

Postby woodduck » Sat Jun 24, 2017 2:43 pm

It sounds like it’s finished, whether it did the full job or not I'm unsure. It could have been too hot, or the cold weather like the blokes above said or it may just have finished itself either way if you run it at 1000 it won't hurt anything it just won't yeld as much alc.
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Re: Wash taking a long time

Postby WrightAroundOz » Sun Jun 25, 2017 12:55 pm

Thanks everyone.

Finished it off. Turned out well. Came out at 58% from my AirStill.

If anyone has any info on the best yeasts to use that would be great. :text-thankyoublue:
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Re: Wash taking a long time

Postby Wobblyboot » Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:45 pm

Try one of these
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=10949
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=6167
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=9481
Any of them will be vast improvement :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Wash taking a long time

Postby EziTasting » Sun Jun 25, 2017 3:12 pm

Wobblyboot wrote:Try one of these
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=10949
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=6167
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=9481
Any of them will be vast improvement :handgestures-thumbupleft:


:text-+1: seriously, not kidding! :text-+1:
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