TPW First Wash Numbers and guidance
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 11:24 am
Happy Sunday all,
Well its been 9 days of my first ever wash, i'm documenting like crazy to understand the processing and get a better result with future washes. I've followed the TPW guide fairly standard on my first wash
5.5kg sugar, 220g tomato paste, 70g lemon juice, and through in 82g of yeast (supplied by 5 star on my still purchase)
Been checking OG with the refractometer daily to get an understanding with temps and its really fallen off. We had a hot day yesterday (30 in melb), kept covered and really expected to see it jump this morning. I understand temp is an issue and tried across the last few days to passively improve but the fall of OG has really tapered.
Am I over thinking? Did I not add enough yeast? Throw some more in there and give it a big shake?
After any sort of guidance that can assist. Thanks all
Well its been 9 days of my first ever wash, i'm documenting like crazy to understand the processing and get a better result with future washes. I've followed the TPW guide fairly standard on my first wash
5.5kg sugar, 220g tomato paste, 70g lemon juice, and through in 82g of yeast (supplied by 5 star on my still purchase)
Been checking OG with the refractometer daily to get an understanding with temps and its really fallen off. We had a hot day yesterday (30 in melb), kept covered and really expected to see it jump this morning. I understand temp is an issue and tried across the last few days to passively improve but the fall of OG has really tapered.
Am I over thinking? Did I not add enough yeast? Throw some more in there and give it a big shake?
After any sort of guidance that can assist. Thanks all