Recent content by alchymist

The peroxide I used in my cider allowed the ferment to finish, and created a clear cider. The other batches without excess meta or H2O2 also finished but stayed cloudy. weird. both taste fine. now bottled and awaiting bottle fermentation. 84x 750ml bottles. nice :-) In my experience I had to add...

so nothing happened after I added the 100ml of 6% H2O2, and the colour was the same light yellow/orange, so I added another 100ml of 6% H2O2, stirred well and left it overnight. the next day it was a murky brown colour which was the same colour it was when the juice was first pressed. pressed...

so I added 100ml of 6%, mixed it thoroughly and left it for a few days to react then added some yeasty cider from my other brew. am waiting on the results to see if it starts fermenting. it is pretty cold here at night, and i don't have a heating pad so could take a few days.. will report back...

I want to keep this thread alive, since I have also made this mistake not sure of the amount of Sodium Meta I added, 2-3 teaspoons I think for 25Litre of Apple Juice. My yeast keeps dying, so I have mixed and poured from vessel to vessel, but the same result. no fermentation. It has been over...