Teach Soap

hello all!
I graduated from a slab mold to a log mold and now that i'm whizzing away with a stick blender, i'm having major problems!Same recipe..but now i've gotten brown jelly either in the center (imagine a log shaped jelly donut) or on the bottom third.. or just a light brown stain in center! What am i doing wrong? i use soap calc, trible beam balance, fresh lye, unscented or EO's...first 18 batches were good, but now..arrrgh!
The wood mold is resting on a rack so there is air under the mold so it doesn't overheat..what else..there is cream in the recipe, and the make is at 90 F so it doesn't discolor..milk is crunchy cold when lye is added..cream is part of the fat portion..added to the soap after lye water is incorporated into all the other fats and oils.
any ideas? thanks!

It could be overheating from the natural sugars in the cream. I would try pouring at medium trace, don't insulate and put the soap in the fridge or the freezer. It can safely stay there up to overnight. What is the temp of your oils and lye when you combine them?

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Irena
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Thanks Soapbuddy for the reply! My lye water and oils are both at 90 F. I just made a batch tonight at 100F..with the rational that maybe I have been working too cool..and center stays hot, so if I do my make hotter, the whole log will be warmer, and gel to edges..
I was pouring it at med. trace (but not consistantly!). My cream is 27-35% of fats/oils (from nearby dairy co-op)
I did try putting mold in fridge, even with ice cube tray underneath (!) The thing is, I was just starting to feel confident enough to start hawking (selling) my soap..(darn!)
Do you think I should go back to my slab mold?( I'm really happy with the soap..and for right now, I have a lot of cream I can use)Also.. could it be my over exhuberent (sp?) stick blending?
Thanks! (ps. reading your forum has really helped my soapmaking! I haven't posted before..but I was in dire need of advice, before I went crazy!)

Slab mold has more surface area to cool off, so that might work out in your favor.
I don't know how long you have been making soap, or how many batches you have under your belt, but I wouldn't start selling til you get consistent results. Do you know how the soap will do 3 months down the road? 6 months? Will it discolor? Will it get DOS? Will the fragrance disappear?

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

thanks soapbuddy, I really appreciate your comments!