Recent content by rbuyer

Ok, well I got a packet of coopers yeast, it was all I could find. Pitched it 2 days ago, getting airlock activity and krauzen now. However, the krauzen is separated into 2 different layers and colors... I haven't seen this before. The bottom half is white, the top half is a brownish color...

I've never done a starter before, I looked it up on the forum and got the basic idea. Not really a LHBS around, is bread yeast actually viable? Will it affect the cider taste too much?

Hot water for the bleach, then rinsed with hot for 10 min and cold for 5 min. No gravity drop. It does have absorbic acid, but I thought that was ok? Any idea how long it will retard the yeast for? This seems like quite a long time by now, should I add a starter? This is very good stuff to...

Yep, it did. Smacked it about 16 hours prior to use, left it at room temp.

Hey guys, having trouble getting my cider to ferment. I have done this twice before with fresh cider from whole foods and it has worked fine. However, I switched to Langers apple juice this time, and no luck so far. The cider has not started fermenting as far as I can tell. I know airlock...