Rusty_Shackleford
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Hello, I've only been brewing for a little while and I thought I would give cider a shot. However I think I may have done something wrong.
I used about 2 gal. of "Simply Apple" juice (because it was nice and cloudy, more of a cider really) and one gallon of normal apple juice. neither of which had any preservatives and they were both pasteurized. The normal apple juice had some added absorbic acid (vitamin C) but from what I read that should be fine.
I took a half gallon of the Simply Apple and brought it to a boil then added a few bags of tea and some cinnamon for additional flavor. I let that boil for 10 min and added it with the rest of the juice. Gravity at this time was about 1.045.
I pitched the yeast (Wyeast labs Cider yeast) at 74 deg. 3 days ago and I've yet to see any activity in my air lock!
I am using a 5 gal bucket so there is a lot more head space than what I normally have. I'm hoping that is the reason for lack of activity. Did I do something wrong here? Has anyone else ever done 3 gal in a 5 gal bucket? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I used about 2 gal. of "Simply Apple" juice (because it was nice and cloudy, more of a cider really) and one gallon of normal apple juice. neither of which had any preservatives and they were both pasteurized. The normal apple juice had some added absorbic acid (vitamin C) but from what I read that should be fine.
I took a half gallon of the Simply Apple and brought it to a boil then added a few bags of tea and some cinnamon for additional flavor. I let that boil for 10 min and added it with the rest of the juice. Gravity at this time was about 1.045.
I pitched the yeast (Wyeast labs Cider yeast) at 74 deg. 3 days ago and I've yet to see any activity in my air lock!
I am using a 5 gal bucket so there is a lot more head space than what I normally have. I'm hoping that is the reason for lack of activity. Did I do something wrong here? Has anyone else ever done 3 gal in a 5 gal bucket? Any help would be greatly appreciated!