Hi all,
This forum has been a diamond, since i had a glut of apples on the tree and thought "I'll make some cider". It was just for kicks and giggles, so hadn't taken it too seriously. This meant unfortunately no OG reading I'm afraid.
I decided to go "au natural" and use the wild yeast and its been fermenting for 3 weeks now. A slow start, with a slow bubble rate, but then after a week, really got going (I guess another yeast took over??).. But now it's died back down, and yesterday the SG was 1.00, so I'm thinking now I'll take it off the lees/pulp etc (about 1/3 inch thick) and into a clean DJ to aid any further clearing and yeast drop out.
I have a few extra Q's though that my search aint yeilding answers for, so I'd really appreciate your help.
1 ) It's about where i think the SG should be.. With wild yeasts, is there any danger now that another could kick in and take it lower?
2 ) If yes to above, when I rack into secondary, should I campden it?
3) There wasn't sufficient juice to fill up a whole DJ initially, so should I be concerned about airspace in secondary?
Want to thank you for any help in advance
Mike
This forum has been a diamond, since i had a glut of apples on the tree and thought "I'll make some cider". It was just for kicks and giggles, so hadn't taken it too seriously. This meant unfortunately no OG reading I'm afraid.
I decided to go "au natural" and use the wild yeast and its been fermenting for 3 weeks now. A slow start, with a slow bubble rate, but then after a week, really got going (I guess another yeast took over??).. But now it's died back down, and yesterday the SG was 1.00, so I'm thinking now I'll take it off the lees/pulp etc (about 1/3 inch thick) and into a clean DJ to aid any further clearing and yeast drop out.
I have a few extra Q's though that my search aint yeilding answers for, so I'd really appreciate your help.
1 ) It's about where i think the SG should be.. With wild yeasts, is there any danger now that another could kick in and take it lower?
2 ) If yes to above, when I rack into secondary, should I campden it?
3) There wasn't sufficient juice to fill up a whole DJ initially, so should I be concerned about airspace in secondary?
Want to thank you for any help in advance
Mike