Recent content by akreider

Does it create copper sulfate? I used that stuff once (in blue powder form) for an electroplating science fair project =) The copper has to go somewhere! I'm guessing it might go to the bottom of the container, and then you lose it in the racking process.

If I use a copper rod, how much copper ends up in the final product? I know you aren't meant to eat/drink that much copper.

If it isn't the juice, then how come this never happens to me (eg zero or only maybe one time out of twenty batches) when I used a different juice and now has happened to me twice with the White Rose juice? Why would the yeast be "stressed"?

Looks like it might be H2S. So the solution is to find apple juice that doesn't use sulfur. Thanks!

I used White Rose (cheap store brand, no added sugar) apple juice, a cup or so of sugar, and an entire packet of yeast to make a gallon of apple wine. It quickly fermented to completion (alcohol). It smells bad. It has a bit of a bread yeast smell to it. It doesn't taste that good...

My Trader Joes cider ferments 2-3 times faster than the best times I've had with Zeiglers.

I was successfully brewing with Zeiglers for a couple years. But recently, starting around September 2011 I have had trouble fermenting it. 90% of my batches have turned into vinegar. I emailed Zeiglers to see if they had changed the recipe, but they wrote that they had not changed it. I...