Well I am trying to brew a batch of:
3 gallons of apple cider
2 gallons "Blueberry mix" - Blueberry, Apple, Aronia juices
101 raisins
4 Tbsp yeast hulls
Lalvin 71B
Made a starter for the 71B (smelled good then!)
Aerated like crazy with drill for 10+ mins.
Pitched, aerated again for a few minutes.
12 hours later smells like eggs!
Aerated and added 101 more raisins, 2 Tbsp more yeast hulls.
Smell is gone after 4 hours or so...
12 hours later smells like eggs!
Adding 4 Tbsp MORE yeast hulls, 200 more raisins & Aerating like crazy for the 6th time in 3 days!
Temps are between 61°F & 64°F Night/Day temps
Now about the only thing that this must could be missing is nutrients, and if after adding 202 raisins, and 6 Tbsp yeast hulls, and it is still not enough then this is the most nutrient deficient must I have ever heard or read about so far!!! I keep feeding it more and more raisins and yeast hulls, shaking the thing hourly when I am awake to keep the CO2 down, aerating it twice a day, and this darned 71B insists on smelling like eggs instead of nectar!!!
The D47 was a lot less fussy than this for me. In fact this is the first time a yeast has given me a problem trying to ferment something! Admittedly I only have a few gallons of brewing done, but I would have thought the D47 more finicky then the 71B. ???
I'm open to suggestions, as I don't want 5 gallons of fart cider...
And no preservatives, chemicals, etc in the juices either....
3 gallons of apple cider
2 gallons "Blueberry mix" - Blueberry, Apple, Aronia juices
101 raisins
4 Tbsp yeast hulls
Lalvin 71B
Made a starter for the 71B (smelled good then!)
Aerated like crazy with drill for 10+ mins.
Pitched, aerated again for a few minutes.
12 hours later smells like eggs!
Aerated and added 101 more raisins, 2 Tbsp more yeast hulls.
Smell is gone after 4 hours or so...
12 hours later smells like eggs!
Adding 4 Tbsp MORE yeast hulls, 200 more raisins & Aerating like crazy for the 6th time in 3 days!
Temps are between 61°F & 64°F Night/Day temps
Now about the only thing that this must could be missing is nutrients, and if after adding 202 raisins, and 6 Tbsp yeast hulls, and it is still not enough then this is the most nutrient deficient must I have ever heard or read about so far!!! I keep feeding it more and more raisins and yeast hulls, shaking the thing hourly when I am awake to keep the CO2 down, aerating it twice a day, and this darned 71B insists on smelling like eggs instead of nectar!!!
The D47 was a lot less fussy than this for me. In fact this is the first time a yeast has given me a problem trying to ferment something! Admittedly I only have a few gallons of brewing done, but I would have thought the D47 more finicky then the 71B. ???
I'm open to suggestions, as I don't want 5 gallons of fart cider...
And no preservatives, chemicals, etc in the juices either....