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Is putting a whole packet of yeast into the bottle bucket really be wise? That seems like a lot of yeast...

Hey guys/gals, I've had Midwest's Old Ale in a carboy with some oak chips for right at a year now. I am getting ready to bottle it but I just thought of something. After a year, there really isn't going to be any yeast left, right? So I'm thinking I should add some yeast before I bottle this. I...

i brewed the two kits that i linked and they both came out with very low or no carbonation after two weeks of conditioning. the beer itself was wonderful but the leak of CO2 is very frustrating. i have brewed 3 of their kits and the first one was fine so i have no idea what i did wrong or if...

If there's any left over glue on the bottle, a SOS pad takes the glue right off without any hard scrubbing. Its a hard life having to drink all that beer to make those bottles empty but, hell, someone has to do it.

so awesome.

warm water and oxyclean. works in about 20 minutes. it seems to dissolve the glue. its never failed me.

i used this method when i pitched my yeast. i went to my local homebrew store and picked up from Wyeast nutrients and put 1/4 teaspoon into my 1 gallon "cider" and it went bananas! it has since calmed way down but i am getting a bubble from my bubbler every 3-4 seconds... success?

that maybe the problem cause there is not a list of the added spices to the cider. i pitched them dry. i'm going to get another gallon of just apple juice, re-hydrate the yeast with some nutrients and see what happens.

I just had a thought. Should I be using apple juice and not apple cider? Would the spices in the cider be affecting the yeasts ability to reproduce?

The temp they are fermenting at is 68ish. I got some yeast nutrients and I was thinking about adding some more yeast with some nutrients or getting a different kind of apple cider... like maybe something from wholefoods.

Thank you! I'll check the gravity and take it from there.

That's a good idea. Should I add some yeast nutrients today? Fyi, this is the juice I used. http://www.whitehousefoods.com/Products/Apple-Juice/128oz-White-House-Apple-Cider.aspx

Its been 5 days...

it's been about 5 days and i'm getting zero signs of fermenation. only thing that has changed is a thin film on the bottom of each carboy. btw this is the Apple Cider i used. White House Foods - 128oz White House Apple Cider

I double checked on the apple packaging and on their website and I saw nothing about any preservatives at all. I thought of that at first but I can't find any thing....