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I checked the ingrediants and it lists: Apples, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate to maintain freshness. It was pasturized and also had Malic (apple) Acid. I am reaching 72 hours and still nothing. Thanks for all the info and help keep it coming!

I checked the ingrediants and it lists: Apples, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate to maintain freshness.

I Hope so! I will wait it out. It was a store bought Cider but it was in the produce section and refrigerated and listed as fresh. There was sedimet on the bottome of the gallon container. I wanted to add two gallons but only had one, so hopefully it will take off.

Is there anything I can do to save it?

Two Nights ago a brewed a amber ale from extract. I toped off to 5 gallons with fresh apple cider. It has been two days and has not started to ferment yet. I was wondering if I should wait longer. Is there a preservative in the cider that killed the yeast? Or did I get a bad batch of yeast...