david_white1981
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Hi guys,
I don't know if anyone can help but I recently pressed 75 litres of Apple juice and I sterilised everything, added camp den tables, tanin, chalk to get a PH of 3.8 but then I made a stupid mistake of adding potassium sorbate instead of pectalose. This was over a week ago now and having spoken to a home brew shop they've explained that the potassium sorbate is used to kill the yeast and therefore that's why it's not fermenting.
The question I have is does anyone know whether the potassium sorbate would have gone by now (1 week since added) and therefore if I add more yeast and nutrient now it might work or is it ruined?
Also, is there anything I can add to kill the potassium sorbate if it's still present?
I wait with fingers crossed!
I don't know if anyone can help but I recently pressed 75 litres of Apple juice and I sterilised everything, added camp den tables, tanin, chalk to get a PH of 3.8 but then I made a stupid mistake of adding potassium sorbate instead of pectalose. This was over a week ago now and having spoken to a home brew shop they've explained that the potassium sorbate is used to kill the yeast and therefore that's why it's not fermenting.
The question I have is does anyone know whether the potassium sorbate would have gone by now (1 week since added) and therefore if I add more yeast and nutrient now it might work or is it ruined?
Also, is there anything I can add to kill the potassium sorbate if it's still present?
I wait with fingers crossed!