Bushy wrote:A little issue. My last few of these have left a 1/2 inch thick layer of brains on top of the wash. Red chunky shit. I am using Leggos.
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I also have the brains. I thinks it's the EC1118.
I have run many TPW washes with very few problems and good results.
Due to the current situation (the virus) I have had trouble buying to Lowans bakers yeast from my local shops.
So I purchased EC1118 and some DAP online.
I have used:
white sugar (about 7kg - SG 1.10) (I went higher SG than normal because I knew the EC1118 could handle it).
Legos Tomato Paste - low salt
1/2 tsp of citric acid powder
5 grams DAP
5 grams EC1118 yeast.
30 litres of water @ 30 c when yeast was pitched. Down to 24 c due to no heating.
After fermenting for nearly 3 weeks the air lock is still active (normally only 2 weeks). I have opened the fermenter to check. And found the brains. After reading Bushy's comments in this thread I think it might be the EC1118 yeast.
Is anyone else using EC1118 in the TPW without getting a thick layer of sludge on top of their wash.
I am not to worried about it as people have commented just sieve it off and it distils fine.
I will go back to bakers yeast when I can get some. The slow speed of the EC1118 offsets any gains from the higher abv that it can achieve (I could run 2 lower SG runs on bakers yeast in this time).
Thanks everyone for the great forum.
Ben
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