Stalled

[wombat]

Gday -
Been doing the below for years - but this one has stalled big time -
200 litre plastic drum - 36 kgs sugar - 2 aldi albran - 2 lowans yeast -
Just do a few big runs - put oak in them - all done for a year -
Did the norm added yeast at 40 c -
It stalled -temp still 32c so added another lowans - it slowly started bubbling again but was dead after 2 days -
Taste test to me just half done - mild sugar taste -
Have turned off blanket - but cant put it through without calling for help - losses to great -
Anybody got solutions-
Got PH meter coming in the mail to check ph -
Have turned electric blanket off atm -

Wombat

[howard]

wait for the postman? :smile:

where do you get your water from?
do you filter your water?

[TheRealMrMessy]

Hey wombat!
1070ish wash should be fine as SG. 40c is a high start temp for lowans, usually taps out at 38c and want to keep it under 35ish. The early process will only get hotter for a few days - any idea how hot? You say electric blanket, what's the ambient temp? Wash temp?

pH or nutrient is your likely culprit but that temp has me :think: .

[wombat]

Thanks Howard and TherealMrmessey -

Water source - always been rain water - no filters - never before ever tested it for PH - never added DAP -

Always have started wash a few up or down from 40c

1st night after got her going put plastic bag over top of drum - so as to stop evaporation - went back 3 weeks later - temp for that period around
24 - 32c - plus had foam under drum ( as on cement floor ) to keep temp stable - turned electric blanket on 3rd day - it keeps it at 30c -

Thought may have killed it in the 1st few days after putting bag over top of drum -

wombat