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?

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?
>

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?

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

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

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......

"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,

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,
>
>

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

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
>