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This was my failure
It wa summer time room temp was 30C, I was experiment with a small amount inside a Robertson jam jar.
) t% i8 w) N2 G1. wash everything with broiling water, soak glutine rice overnight , using a bowl, cook inside microwave cooker ,( my rice cooker not easy to clean to oil-free stage), rice was properly cooked ( similar to sticky rice in dimsum restaurant ), left at table to cool down to same temp as back of hand, stir occaionly, sprinkle and mix 1 flat teaspoon of wine yearst ( white color, look like the fruit of lychi ), pour content into a jam jar , half full, put a piece of ceram wrap over jam, screw cap , put jar inside cupboard.9 o! K3 v3 r8 K. l' S! F( S- S
2. 2 to 3 hours later, peek at the jar, noticed some bubbling activity inside jar,.0 {* W& R4 R+ y* q
Next day, more bubbling activitiy everywhere. slight alcohol smell.0 g5 S. A, B) i6 T& J
in 3rd day rice broke down from it's shape, stronger alcohol smell, truns darker color8 }' N9 l( @! z2 F! q" c2 A2 z
4th day very little bubbling, shaked jar hoping to improve activity, (this could be the mistake)5 c; d) w1 e0 L% Z, A( q
5th day no bubbling,9 s: F$ i6 T, u& @2 k( K- r
6th day open jar, smell sour with alcohol smell., x3 _2 G" B# N
' V5 Z- j: Q/ yAfter this failure, I tried several times, using different kind of yeast, some fromm Vancouver, other from different Edm store, all failed.- b( [1 s$ `9 S
7 B, N: w- t# X. }: N" Q- _Conclusion -- when compare with your steps, these are the reasons of failure :-
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+ _" R4 T7 I! D" w' s% m) _2 h1. 1/2 jar of air inside jar might has germs that ruined reaction
% Y4 I1 {8 p) [+ u2. cleaning not complete.* \0 Y! K! E2 n$ g
3. wine yearst was too old or no good ?
, [' V0 G7 B/ V# xWhat should I do next ? |
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