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le0n:
here's a shot of what the caps are like:
i use them for our condensate samples 8)
even the 2 dram vial caps are the same.
how much flame are you introducing?
le0n:
right before racking tonight Sept. 20th, 1.028 SG Corrected:
racking time :)
i ended up getting 1.5" of lees on the bottom of the carboy:
That's fine, because I'm having to top-off because of the head space. I dissolved 2.5 cups of sugar in 1.75 quarts of 160°F RO water, let it cool and added it to the carboy. This should bring the potential alcohol closer to 15%.
Also, I drank the stuff sitting next to the carboy. That stuff is really good; even with all of the not-so-settled lees.
Here is how it's going to sit for a while:
(except it will be upstairs in a dark place)
edit: here's a video i took of the action.
https://youtu.be/HXVPTdpZAcU
TrevorM:
Not very long, just a few seconds directly under the flame to sterilize the top then you work several inches above within the heat convection which so you keep it sterile while you work. What could also cause an issue is when you first make your slants before you introduce the yeast you want to store you have to run them through an autoclave (or for the crazy home scientist like me a pressure cooker). I remember trying it with a couple of the white labs yeast vials, they didn't make it :D
That's looking great! Is being so close to the airlock not going to be an issue, since you've added sugar and are expecting active fermentation again? I'll have to remember to check out that video when I get home (my work blocks YouTube :( )
le0n:
that doesn't sound too harsh for these bottles. let me see if i have a clean one and i'll ship it to you for flame testing. just pm me your address.
it shouldn't be a problem. the rest of the fermentation will finish just the way you see it in the photograph/video. no foaming at this point, just nice clean bubbles. even when the primary was going there was very little foam (if any at all). the way it looked in those first photos is how it looked the entire time. it was a little cleaner at the end of the primary run, because most of the pulp had finally broken down and fallen to the bottom of the bag/vessel. it had to have a 3" fluffy cake on the bottom. the cane was snagging it even when i wasn't very close to the bottom, so i just let it grab some when it got down to the bottom. it'll be easier to see/rack out of the clear carboy so i can keep the cane out of the lees easier.
le0n:
it's beginning to clear up, however, fermentation is still moving along very nicely:
(i through a flashlight behind the carboy)
i'll take a gravity reading this weekend.
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