Hi Linda,
Yes I did make a mistake of using white sugar and I think you are
right about the brown. Also, perhaps I've got too many grains in
my quart jar. What's the ratio to water, sugar and grains? My brain
seems to have a fine mesh over the memory part sometimes.
Thanks,
Kathann
> For the Tibicos, I'm wondering if brown sugar is the answer. When I
> first
> had mine they doubled in size in 3 weeks, but then I ran out of brown
> sugar
> and used white instead and they don't seem to have grown much. They
> don't
> seem as lively, although they "hang" at different levels in the jar, but
> do
> not go up and down on the gas bubbles as they did before. I suggest you
> try using brown sugar or molasses and see if there is any change ;-) Oh
> and another thing to do is to use a fine mesh sieve to catch all the
> babies
> which lurk in the sediment on the bottom of the jar!
>
> Cheers,
> Linda and the K9's
>
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