Re: Mash won't ferment

Your initial SG seems too low.  Could you have made an error recording your
SG?  In 40 hours you may have had a fair amount of fermentation already.

"Marc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I started a mash to produce neutral alcohol mash using 6Kg of table
> sugar, 23l of water and champagne yeast.  My starting SG was 1042 and
> 40 hours later, it's still at 1042.
>
> Everything was sterilized, I boiled the sugar in 8l of water to
> disolve it.  I pitched the yeast when the temperature was over 30C
> (highest number on thermometer), but in case that was a problem, I
> pitched more 10 hours later when the temp was down to 26C.
>
> What am I doing wrong?  I've been brewing beer and wine for over 10
> years and I've never come across that.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks, Marc,