wreckinball9
Well-Known Member
I think i may have just wasted a 5 gallon batch of Apfelwein/cider. after letting it sit in the primary at room temp for 5 weeks, i moved it to the fridge to cold crash and help clearing. i left the blowoff attached to the carboy.
apparently because the cold made the volume of the cider decrease, it actually sucked some of the water up from the other end of the blowoff tube. i think i put a solution of C-brite or something in the bottle, but i cant remember. it may have just been water.
so i have two questions:
-what are the chances i ruined the cider if i got 10oz or so of sanitizer solution in it?
-what are the chances it will be infected (there were dead fruit flies in the water etc) , although the apflewein should be around 8%, will it fight off infection?
- are you just supposed to put a full cover on the carboy when you cold crash instead of leaving a airlock/blowoff tube on?
thanks for any response, i feel like i just wasted $25 and 5 weeks
apparently because the cold made the volume of the cider decrease, it actually sucked some of the water up from the other end of the blowoff tube. i think i put a solution of C-brite or something in the bottle, but i cant remember. it may have just been water.
so i have two questions:
-what are the chances i ruined the cider if i got 10oz or so of sanitizer solution in it?
-what are the chances it will be infected (there were dead fruit flies in the water etc) , although the apflewein should be around 8%, will it fight off infection?
- are you just supposed to put a full cover on the carboy when you cold crash instead of leaving a airlock/blowoff tube on?
thanks for any response, i feel like i just wasted $25 and 5 weeks