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yeah im not gonna bother buying other containers if its not a big deal.so far thats what ive been hearing

ive heard you have to add something to stop fermentation or bacteria before bottling?

ok so if i want to make sure what do you reccomend? Ive just racked it but done nothing else. its got quite alot of headspace but i only have one container. I have campden tabelts and potasium sorbate, i can also heat it up. I was going to try and do a secondary ferment but my priority is...

Thanks for the link. I skimmed the top 5 days ago and i havent had any pellicle since. its been fermenting for 15 days now so i racked it just looking to see what i can do now to make sure no dangerous bacteria are still there

ok good info thanks

is there a specific reason why bread yeast wouldnt work? i was advised to do it by someone with experience brewing. when i googled it everywhere said bread yeast works

yes the vessel is airtight. i was going to wait till the hydrometer no longer showed change. i heard its safer to let fermentation run its course. i might even repitch with a bread yeast as i think i over heated the yeast stupidly when i added it. im thinking this will atleast add some good...

Hi thanks for your reply. yes i tasted it and its still very sweet, judging by my hydrometer fermentation is on going. idk how though as i accidentally overheated the yeast (i forgot to allow the wort to cool down before adding it). I only realised my mistake today on my 12th day of...

yes its my first brew made with pears i picked. im using a 30 litre bucket with about 5 inches of space at the top. i dont think too much oxygen is a factor as it is sealed well. the photo was taken on the 10th day of fermentation. it had just started to smell like cider, started bubbling and...

its made with organic pears btw, i just added campden tablets and yeast and sugar

it smells like normal cider now, its bubbling but looks like small specks of white\green mold. What should i do?