akreider
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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 either. I also notice that the particles that collected on the bottom of the gallon jug are very fine. Normally, I've made apple wine using Trader Joes cider - and the leftover particles are a lot larger.
I clean the jug with a very mild bleach solution. Did I get contaminated?
Right next to it I have a gallon of Zeigler's apple cider which I got to ferment by using two packets of yeast (it is hard to overcome the potassium sorbate). The Zeigler's cider does not have this smell/taste problem (at least so far). So I'm wondering if there could be something bad in the White Rose Apple Juice? This is the second batch that it has happened to.
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 either. I also notice that the particles that collected on the bottom of the gallon jug are very fine. Normally, I've made apple wine using Trader Joes cider - and the leftover particles are a lot larger.
I clean the jug with a very mild bleach solution. Did I get contaminated?
Right next to it I have a gallon of Zeigler's apple cider which I got to ferment by using two packets of yeast (it is hard to overcome the potassium sorbate). The Zeigler's cider does not have this smell/taste problem (at least so far). So I'm wondering if there could be something bad in the White Rose Apple Juice? This is the second batch that it has happened to.