making root beer
when I started my wine kit, I also tried to do a gallon of homemade
root beer i also picked up(on a lark) I am pretty sure i followed directions closely, but I am not getting any bubbles yet, although the yeast in the wine is going like mad. I think i may have mixed the yeast in too hot a water. does champane yeast act differently? |
making root beer
Sounds like what I experienced. It took bubbles to appear months after
bottling. I'm not sure what I did wrong, but after like 2-3 months, the root beer had bubbles. The longer I waited, the more. DAve Tater wrote: > when I started my wine kit, I also tried to do a gallon of homemade > root beer i also picked up(on a lark) > > I am pretty sure i followed directions closely, but I am not getting > any bubbles yet, although the yeast in the wine is going like mad. I > think i may have mixed the yeast in too hot a water. does champane > yeast act differently? > |
making root beer
I don't know the root beer kit that you bought, but if the yeast is
going like mad, then CO2 is being generated. You probably have to wait a week or more for the carbonation to be reasonable. It sounds like your retailer also told you to skip step2 here. Thats the wait a while step. Steve On 26 Mar 2007 16:13:13 -0700, "Tater" > wrote: >when I started my wine kit, I also tried to do a gallon of homemade >root beer i also picked up(on a lark) > >I am pretty sure i followed directions closely, but I am not getting >any bubbles yet, although the yeast in the wine is going like mad. I >think i may have mixed the yeast in too hot a water. does champane >yeast act differently? |
making root beer
On Mar 26, 8:29 pm, Steve > wrote:
> I don't know the root beer kit that you bought, but if the yeast is > going like mad, then CO2 is being generated. You probably have to > wait a week or more for the carbonation to be reasonable. yeah, but compared to the wineexpert kit, this thing is not doing anything. I'll sit and wait a bit in fact compared to water, it is doing about the same. I still think the water was too hot when i added the yeast and killed it. oh, rainbow flavors homebrew root beer concentrated soda pop base. did not know there were different types of root beer kits...... > It sounds like your retailer also told you to skip step2 here. Thats > the wait a while step. you aint gonna let me live that one down are you :) |
making root beer
On Mar 27, 4:58 pm, "Tater" > wrote:
> On Mar 26, 8:29 pm, Steve > wrote: > > > in fact compared to water, it is doing about the same. I still think > the water was too hot when i added the yeast and killed it. > That's quite possible - how hot was the water? Anything over 50C is calling for trouble. The rehydration instructions for yeast usually are around 40C so I wouldn't go much over that. Pp |
making root beer
Used to know a guy who regularly made the Rainbow soda pops. He
definitely made ginger ale, cola, and a couple of the root beer types. I remember him telling me that you had to adjust the amount of yeast recommended depending on the variety. He made a gallon at a time, and bottled in 2 litre pop bottles. When the plastic bottle turned hard he put it in his basement fridge to slow/stop the yeast. He and his wife were very happy with the results. Steve On 27 Mar 2007 16:58:58 -0700, "Tater" > wrote: >yeah, but compared to the wineexpert kit, this thing is not doing >anything. I'll sit and wait a bit > >in fact compared to water, it is doing about the same. I still think >the water was too hot when i added the yeast and killed it. > >oh, rainbow flavors homebrew root beer concentrated soda pop base. did >not know there were different types of root beer kits...... |
making root beer
"Tater" > wrote in message oups.com... > when I started my wine kit, I also tried to do a gallon of homemade > root beer i also picked up(on a lark) > > I am pretty sure i followed directions closely, but I am not getting > any bubbles yet, although the yeast in the wine is going like mad. I > think i may have mixed the yeast in too hot a water. does champane > yeast act differently? > > I have a general question about the root beer kits. I assume these are to make root beer that is similar to what you get in the grocery store. It has a lot of sugar but you only ferment it enough to carbonate it - so you have very low alcohol and a lot of sugar in the final product. If this is right, how do you stop the fermentation? Thanks, |
making root beer
with great difficulty.
On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:03:21 -0400, "vhr4gsy6t32gfhuwh" > wrote: > >I have a general question about the root beer kits. I assume these are to >make root beer that is similar to what you get in the grocery store. It has >a lot of sugar but you only ferment it enough to carbonate it - so you have >very low alcohol and a lot of sugar in the final product. If this is right, >how do you stop the fermentation? > >Thanks, > > |
making root beer
On Mar 27, 6:58 pm, "Tater" > wrote:
> On Mar 26, 8:29 pm, Steve > wrote: > > > I don't know the root beer kit that you bought, but if the yeast is > > going like mad, then CO2 is being generated. You probably have to > > wait a week or more for the carbonation to be reasonable. > > yeah, but compared to the wineexpert kit, this thing is not doing > anything. I'll sit and wait a bit > > in fact compared to water, it is doing about the same. I still think > the water was too hot when i added the yeast and killed it. today I gave up, and went and did some testing. warm water to me is about 120F. I'm assuming i killed the yeast. so I went and put another shot of yeast in. we shall see what happens |
making root beer
That sounds a tad high to me - to me 'warm' in yeast terms is roughly 78F - 90F with better odds at the lower end.
Jim "Tater" > wrote in message oups.com... > On Mar 27, 6:58 pm, "Tater" > wrote: >> On Mar 26, 8:29 pm, Steve > wrote: >> >> > I don't know the root beer kit that you bought, but if the yeast is >> > going like mad, then CO2 is being generated. You probably have to >> > wait a week or more for the carbonation to be reasonable. >> >> yeah, but compared to the wineexpert kit, this thing is not doing >> anything. I'll sit and wait a bit >> >> in fact compared to water, it is doing about the same. I still think >> the water was too hot when i added the yeast and killed it. > > today I gave up, and went and did some testing. > > warm water to me is about 120F. I'm assuming i killed the yeast. so I > went and put another shot of yeast in. we shall see what happens > |
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