ok well i am writing this as more of a blog type thingy for anyone out there who wants to read it. :)
ok well recently i pumped for the air still starter kit from wineworks (cheapest with delivery buckets and loads of other kit etc £185)
first i gave everyting a good dose of milton (diluted to the bottles instructions), a good rinse, assembled where required etc
filled the bucket with warm/cold water till i had 21L @ 30 degrees (the thermometer came with the kit :) )
added 6 kilo's of sugar (2 bags were £1.50 from asda, total £4.50, will sort other supplier soon™), gave it a good stir (mixing spoon in the kit)
measured the SG = 1090 (hydrometer was also in the kit)
added carbon, added yeast, then gave it another good stir
noted the amout of liquid was up to 25L now
put the lid on, and sat back and watched the airlock ..... got bored went off to watch TV lol
2 hours later it was bubbling away(+/-1 bubble a sec)
6 hours later and it was really going for it! (+/- 5 bubbles a sec, i have some video will upload at some point) at this point it was getting alittle cold (the door between my kitchen and conservetry is missing, long story, so it can get cold, and very hot) so i wrapped a towel round the bucket and went to bed.
next morning there was a hell of a smell of tomatoes, quite powerful too. it was still bubbling away but even faster! i had to go out so i left it at that.
later in the evening (approx 24hours since start) it was bubbling soo fast it the water in the air lock was almost coming out! (i have a short video clip of this too) i have never seen anything like it :).
well today (some 48hours since the start) i came home from work wondering how my bucket was doing, bear in mind it has been a very hot day and my conservatory acts like a inferno at the slightest bit of sun :), but i had left the towel round the bucket (DOH!) ..... i may have killed it :( , its still bubbling but its some 2-5 bubbles a sec.
so i decided to take the lid off and check the SG (very quickly mind) well how shocked was i ..... it is down to 1000 in some 48 hours! that 12% if my calculations are correct .... WOW! bear in mind from what i have read it may go as low as 990 to 980.
bear in mind quick check of the packet suggested 7 days fermentation time..... still time to get lower :)
note at this time there was approx 24L of liquid in the bucket now
on the whole very very pleased so far :)
(sorry if this is abit long)
