kdok105
Member
Hi,
This is my first attempt at brewing, but I figured I'd experiment a little anyway. A friend of mine brewed some spiced cider, which made me want to to try, so I started the fermentation in a gallon jug with a vapor lock and ale yeast, and just recently racked it to a new jug for the secondary fermentation. However, it appears that there is no activity going on, since there are no bubbles coming up. Is this normal for a secondary fermentation? Was I supposed to add yeast again or just let the suspended yeast keep doin it's thing? I just went ahead and put a little more yeast in since I wasn't sure.
Also, I added cinnamon sticks, allspice, and cloves with a little brown sugar and honey directly to the jug, and was going to let it sit for a week or so. Was that a rookie move, as in should I have boiled them in water and added the spicy water instead? Also, is there any risk of the yeast fermenting the fiber in the spices and producing methanol? Just a curiosity from a history class when studying prohibition and blindness from wood alcohol. Any feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks!
This is my first attempt at brewing, but I figured I'd experiment a little anyway. A friend of mine brewed some spiced cider, which made me want to to try, so I started the fermentation in a gallon jug with a vapor lock and ale yeast, and just recently racked it to a new jug for the secondary fermentation. However, it appears that there is no activity going on, since there are no bubbles coming up. Is this normal for a secondary fermentation? Was I supposed to add yeast again or just let the suspended yeast keep doin it's thing? I just went ahead and put a little more yeast in since I wasn't sure.
Also, I added cinnamon sticks, allspice, and cloves with a little brown sugar and honey directly to the jug, and was going to let it sit for a week or so. Was that a rookie move, as in should I have boiled them in water and added the spicy water instead? Also, is there any risk of the yeast fermenting the fiber in the spices and producing methanol? Just a curiosity from a history class when studying prohibition and blindness from wood alcohol. Any feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks!