apple juice

[Leann ull]

What a star Dave is, didn't even have juice this morning but collected others at the side of the road from me

[evansannagh]

Ok gents Juice is ready for collection 😆

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[Keg]

What a star Dave is, didn't even have juice this morning but collected others at the side of the road from me

I didn't realise you weren't getting any juice today Dave, Fair play! ... We'll have to keep a few bottles aside for you when it's done.

[evansannagh]

What else would you be doing on your day off but helping fellow brewers 😉

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[tipp brewer]

I didn't realise you weren't getting a drum either Dave. Doubly thanks for that.

[beernut]

Absolutely, I didn't realise you were not getting any of the Thursday juice until I collected it! Fair play.

So lads how is it going. I put my starter going last night (half juice half dme with cal ale yeast) and it took off like a rocket! 

Will add the starter to the rest of the juice tomorrow.

[Keg]

I took two drums from the first batch and split them into a 25L and a 15L fvs (I had a bigger and smaller FV free and decided not to ferment in the drums).  I put in campden tablets on Tuesday night, little bit of pectolase on Wed morning and pitched yeast Wed night.
I put Bulldog Brew cider yeast in the 25L fv and it took off straight away, I put Mangrove Jacks Cider yeast in the 15L one and there's still no activity. 
I pitched Bulldog Brew yeast in the second cider batch a few hours ago and it's taken off already.

I split 1 packet of yeast nutrient between the 3 FVs. Hopefully the MJ cider will take off soon, 15L should be no problem for one packet of in date yeast!

[tipp brewer]

Didn't do anything too exotic, took 5 litres off the Tuesday juice and letting it do its own thing, bubbling away, the remainder of that one I treated with Camden and added a standard cider yeast. Its also fermenting away now. The Thursday batch was pretty frozen, a bit like a slush puppy so waited 24 hours for it to defrost and pretty much did the same thing. I LL add the cider yeast tomorrow as I m away tonight. I kinda forgot the nutrient, I have some but am not sure whether to chance it without it.

[beernut]

Just opened the drum and there is a foam on top and some gas. Is this normal?  Haven't added yeast yet just the campden tabs.

[tipp brewer]

I noticed the same this morning, I m not too sure but am not overly concerned, still smells like apple juice. I closed mine again and no gas few hours later so don't think its fermenting. I haven't done this before so I m no expert.

[Keg]

I don't have any foam here bit I wouldn't be worried about it. I reckon you'd want to pitch the yeast soon enough though!

[evansannagh]

Did the same as Keith MJ yeast took a few days to take off walked into the room it was in this morning and the f@#king smell my god it was bad farts smell 😷

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[Keg]

Did the same as Keith MJ yeast took a few days to take off walked into the room it was in this morning and the f@#king smell my god it was bad farts smell 😷

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I think we should have used yeast nutrient for each batch, apparently that helps. I split one between 3 (I've no idea why i didn't but 3 at the time -they were cheap) and the house stinks from it! 

[Leann ull]

Lads tips are open the windows before she gets up and last thing at night, and then also blame the dog

[beernut]

Are ye struggling with temp control?  Cider yeast optimum temp is 13 to 16?  Where are your fermenters?