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Re: Inkbird vs STC-1000

2018-09-22T23:28:38+00:00

No worries ED I guess it's a good thing if your brews never stick, you must be doing something right or you are just a jammy bugger

Yes Mash fermented on the grain and some was floating but mostly sunk, gen 1 through 4 went swimmingly it was just gen 5 and a heatwave that has scuppered the brew, I think something funky has happened in the grain/yeast bed with the extra heat that stopped the restart, now it's clear and just liquid fingers crossed we are good to go again, I will report back in a few days with findings.

Statistics: Posted by Maker — Sat Sep 22, 2018 11:28 pm

Re: Inkbird vs STC-1000

2018-09-21T06:05:56+00:00

Where they fermented on the grain? Did if float up to the surface?

Yes do the restart thing.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Fri Sep 21, 2018 6:05 am

Re: Inkbird vs STC-1000

2018-09-20T23:07:24+00:00

Soz mate, your stuck brews are outside of my knowledge.
pleased that your fermenting cupboard works.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Thu Sep 20, 2018 11:07 pm

Re: Inkbird vs STC-1000

2018-09-20T22:37:22+00:00

Some success, one of the 3 UJSM managed to ferment out but 2 have sadly failed, the cornflake whiskey has also finished and is resting on wood for crimbo, the rum went down the sink as it had done sod all.
The 2 failed UJSM are now all I have left to fix, they have cleared and I have racked them, they sit at 1.035 with a PH of 6.5, is it worth getting a restart yeast or should I try the starter trick again? I wonder if the problem was in the grain bed and now we are back to liquid only there may be a chance of success?

Pretty chuffed with the fermenting cupboard and the inkbird, well worth the effort and small cost.

Statistics: Posted by Maker — Thu Sep 20, 2018 10:37 pm

Re: Inkbird vs STC-1000

2018-09-01T06:22:30+00:00

It's bang on. A gentle "getting on with it" is to be expected. This is not a first thrash like a new fermentation.

If you are concerned.. Add back a bit less. It didn't have to be ½

I don't think you will mess it up.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Sat Sep 01, 2018 6:22 am

Re: Inkbird vs STC-1000

2018-09-01T00:33:23+00:00

Not as well as planned.
I started a fresh demijohn for each 25L fermentor, made a sugar wash to SG 1.050, got them going and added some stopped wine, after a couple of days doubled it and again once more so now have half full demijohns, you can hear them fizzing quite well but they dont bubble much at all, very slow.
I guess I will add more stopped wine in the morning and after a day or so add back to the fermenters and see what happens.
I was expecting a lively start to the proceedings but hey ho.
It would be a real shame to mess up 75L of gen 5 UJSSM.

Statistics: Posted by Maker — Sat Sep 01, 2018 12:33 am

Re: Inkbird vs STC-1000

2018-08-28T13:01:24+00:00

Hows it going ?

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Tue Aug 28, 2018 1:01 pm

Re: Inkbird vs STC-1000

2018-08-24T12:59:33+00:00

Ok lets assume the yeast is dead.

If its proving tough to restart. Do it the other way around. Start some yeast in a little sugar. Say 200ml. Once it is going [1 day at least] add TO IT an equal volume of stopped wine. You now have 400ml. Once thats is going again and you are happy, double it again [add 400ml wine]. Repeat until everything is going fine.

With 5 to do I would make a gallon up with 1 bag of sugar 1 tsp yeast and some nutrient, and divide it up.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Fri Aug 24, 2018 12:59 pm

Re: Inkbird vs STC-1000

2018-08-24T11:51:51+00:00

They were just sat in my brewing room so through the summer they would have hit mid 30's, now the cooler weather is here I built the cupboard to try to rescue them but they don't seem keen to restart...

Statistics: Posted by Maker — Fri Aug 24, 2018 11:51 am

Re: Inkbird vs STC-1000

2018-08-24T06:24:10+00:00

OK this might be a wild ride.

I guess you have done all these b free ws before?
Hot weather means you perhaps need cooling? Over 30/32 yeast die. If they were all in the cupboard working well, it's if possible the temp peaked and you missed it?

What OG are they now?

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Fri Aug 24, 2018 6:24 am

Re: Inkbird vs STC-1000

2018-08-23T23:02:50+00:00

For what it is worth, I run Alison's yeast at around 30-32(°C).
HTH

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:02 pm

Re: Inkbird vs STC-1000

2018-08-23T21:58:46+00:00

I ended up reverting back to plan 'A' and making the cabinet under my bench, it hold 6 fermenters so bigger than I need but I figured better to be too big than too small, it's powered by a 60w bulb in a table lamp as I figured this would be efficient.
The problem I'm having is all of the fermenters I've tucked in there were victims of the hot summer and were very low activity, if any...
I gave them a thrashing with a balloon whisk, a half tea spoon of bicarb and 1/5 tub of allinsons and put them back to bed (they were at 24 degrees) and after a week nothing has changed, still very low activity.
What else can I try, raising the temp? More yeast? I've added a teaspoon of vodka star to one of them in desperation!
The victims are 3 x UJSSM gen 5, 1 x cornflake whiskey gen 2 and a rum also gen 2 if that helps.

Statistics: Posted by Maker — Thu Aug 23, 2018 9:58 pm

Re: Inkbird vs STC-1000

2018-07-10T21:16:49+00:00

Thats a great idea, I have 2 50L fermenters on route and a spare 400w oil heater, need to check how and if the thermostat works, I'll use the bird for something else!

Statistics: Posted by Maker — Tue Jul 10, 2018 9:16 pm

Re: Inkbird vs STC-1000

2018-07-09T23:05:57+00:00

Maybe I’m a bit late to this thread but here’s my 10p’s worth

I built a cupboard and lined it with 50mm kingspan, it hold two 60litre fermenters with just enough space in between them for a small 650w oil filled radiator, it’s in my guarage so also unheated.

I just use the thermostat on the radiator to get roughly 24°c, works a treat, the temps for a wash are not so critical as a beer/wine, because your not actually going to drink what you ferment, it’s going to get boiled at least twice

Statistics: Posted by Anavrin — Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:05 pm

Re: Inkbird vs STC-1000

2018-07-09T22:08:39+00:00

Thanks for the help and advice guys, spot on as usual, the bird landed today, not fired it up yet but does look a very well made bit of kit.
Just dawned on me that if I chop the top out of a keg, add a heater and use the bird I can make a mash ton!

Statistics: Posted by Maker — Mon Jul 09, 2018 10:08 pm