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    Slow start, or infection?

    It started to smell more like beer a couple of hours ago, so I decided to go ahead and risk it. Brewed up a batch and pitched it. I won't be home in the morning, so I figured I'd better pitch it tonight.
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    Slow start, or infection?

    I ordered a WYeast 2112 California Lager smack pack, but didn't bother with cold shipping because it takes 5-7 days for my shipments to arrive and I figured any protection would be long gone by then. I threw the yeast in the refrigerator when I got it and left it for a week. Thursday...
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    Pear wine questions

    Thanks for the reply. I added a little lemon juice as I was chopping the pears to prevent browning, as I have no ascorbic acid. When I added acid blend, I only had to add two tsp to get to 3.4, so it wasn't as bad as I thought.
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    Pear wine questions

    I've got 25lbs of ripe bartlett pears - I'm planning to freeze them tonight, thaw and chop them tomorrow, and get my must started for pitching the yeast Sunday. I'm planning on doing something like: 25lbs pears 2-5 11.5oz cans Welch's Niagara grape juice (or table sugar if I can't find it) 1...
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