CIDER 101

[Greg2013]

Rockets they ain't

24hrs on From most to least bubbling
English
Youngs Cider Yeast
Edinburgh
Champagne 118

18 Degrees

Thought you were going to use White Labs yeast CH ?

[David]

Put campden tablets in Tuesday.
Yeast nutrient in yesterday.
Natural fermentation starting to build up today.
While it is still slow you can hear the bubbler becoming more active every few hours.
Ooh the excitement.




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[Eoin]

I'm stunned at how fast the pectolase has started to work, seen clearly on the right. I hope the yeast kicks in soon.

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[Ciderhead]

@greg got some more juice elsewhere for that!


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[Danny(00833827)]

i had no activity so i pitched again - used safale us-05 -

[Eoin]

i had no activity so i pitched again - used safale us-05 -

Did it take off on the second pitch, or was that the first pitch catching up?

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[Greg2013]

Patience Eoin, patience!

Anyone any suggestions for what to do with the empty containers? Seems like a waste to dump them..........

You could use them for long term wine conditioning ? Not sure what plastic they are so don't know.

[Ciderhead]

HDPE so no
Excellent chemical resistance tho


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[Ciderhead]

i had no activity so i pitched again - used safale us-05 -

If your yeast was in date this wasn't necessary, apple juice takes ages to get going


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[Eoin]

How long is the hdpe good for? I'm gonna try a three month ferment, I presume that's feasible? I only have one 5 gallon glass carboy and I intend to use it for a country wine shortly.

TT

[Danny(00833827)]

not sure was it the cider yeast I had pitched (was harvested from a previous cider) or the lower temps in the garage - but I moved it inside and pitched again to be sure

Hope by the morning she will get going

[Eoin]

not sure was it the cider yeast I had pitched (was harvested from a previous cider) or the lower temps in the garage - but I moved it inside and pitched again to be sure

Hope by the morning she will get going

I'd say you were getting twitchy.....

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[Eoin]

I think it's a lot to do with the campden rates.

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[Eoin]

Still no activity, this is a slooooooow start. I put a temp strip on one of the containers last night. Evening temp was 21, this morning was 17, so temps should be ok. Hoping that this starts soon.

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[Jacob]

Piched Notty on Thursday evening, still no signs of activity. Should I be afraid or keep waiting?
Second one on WLP started already ... Temp is around 18C