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will do yeast may have eat all it could. give it a day or two yall run it you know you will lol
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Thats what Im thinking. If so distillers yeast cant handle 12 pounds sugar in 6 gallon water. Or else the tomater paste screwed it up. Too many variables here.
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hell your wash should be close to 14% if you add that much sugar
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Yeppers..I was sorta trying a scientifical expuriment to test out the yeast. Thats why I put the paste in it thinking it might could use some backup to digest all that sugar. I think this going to boil down to the yeast maxed out and quit working. Which I guess that only cost the price of the extra sugar it didnt eat. Assuming the wash checker aint going to sink no deeper..sniff sniff. I may quit using that thing again yet another time.
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bakers is always a friend big
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"Highly suspect 90+ degrees in the man cave slowed those yeaties way down when it came to eating that last bit of sugar.. Originally Posted by: bigwheel  Yeppers..I was sorta trying a scientifical expuriment to test out the yeast. Thats why I put the paste in it thinking it might could use some backup to digest all that sugar. I think this going to boil down to the yeast maxed out and quit working. Which I guess that only cost the price of the extra sugar it didnt eat. Assuming the wash checker aint going to sink no deeper..sniff sniff. I may quit using that thing again yet another time. "
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Hey I have a few questions maybe someone can help me with. I am in the process of starting a ferment on 25 gallon of water, 25 lbs of sugar, 12.5 lbs of corn meal, and 1 can of mater paste. Question #1. Is it best to disolve the yeast first or just pitch it dry, I will be using Fleshman's Highly active yeast. # 2. I will do my pitch at about 75 degrees, after I seall my plastic container will the temp be ok for fermentation say in 2 days been running about 85 to 90 here my garage stays about 70 to 75 degrees. Any help appreciated.
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Well I cant figger out what is the temps where and what is going to happen in two days? I do not ever bother to mix yeast with anything..just dump in dry. That do not sound like enough sugar. You following a recipe of some type?
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"Thanks Doc...that sure could be it. But..but...but have let it swelter in similar hot weather and worked ok on ten pounds of sugar with no paste. Is this consistent with the overheating theory? Now maybe it is hotter now than it was then...suspect it is  Originally Posted by: DrDanCan Highly suspect 90+ degrees in the man cave slowed those yeaties way down when it came to eating that last bit of sugar.. "
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i try to keep my wash about 70-80 i gotmine in the wash room gets cold at night so i put the heater on myself but thats just me being safe
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hhahahah No I don't have a recipe BW, I made a pretty good 3 gal batch with 5 lbs of sugar and 2.5 lbs corn meal I was just kind of multiplying it with out putting too much sugar in to stress the yeast....lmao......more sugar you say?????? lol how much would you put to this much water? sugar, corn meal, yeast??????
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hey fat are you during a 25 gal wash ? because if so you need to up your sugar to 42lbs that will give u a 12% abv that will keep your yeast happy and safe if you useing bakers yeast that is you can get more out it but you can kill ur yeast to. id try 6lbs cron mill about a 1lbs ever 5 gals yeast i just cover the top of wash with dry yeast about half a jar 180g
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Ok..yall gonna force me to run the AC in the mancave. Bad boys trying to make me get a high electric bill.
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Now where somebody get a boiler to run that big wash? 55 gallon barrel maybe? Or do you use a chunk at a time or something? Enquiring minds need to know this kinda stuff. Thanks.
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i do a big chuck just do all the cron and sugar you could fit in a single pot 5 lbs in 5 gal pot then move that to fermenter then boil up 5 more gals water add that to fermert and let site about 90 mins then add the rest of water at lukeworm temp
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Thanks Texaswhitewolf, yeah I'm doing a 25 gal mash. Thanks for the good info. I am new at this and could use all the help I can get.
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no pro i may be off with the cron but it sounds good may want to get bigs thoughts on this
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Hey Texaswhitewolf, I plan on pitching my dry yeast at about 75 degrees. The temp here has been hitting 80-90's and my garage stays at about 70-75 degrees. Do you think thats ok for a 25 gal container of mash?
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