YellowRiver
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I moved across country, took on a new job and and haven't really had time for beer and wine making. Yes,I need to get my priorities in the correct alignment. But that's not my question or the basis for this post.
I bought some "Vintners Best" Black Currant fruit wine base. It says to add 4 gallons water pitch yeast and other standard wine directions.
I'm using a 5 gallon carboy, only added 3.5 gallons of "Spring Water", and pitched a packet of dry yeast "cote de blanc". Nothing happened. Basement was 65degrees so I dug out the fermentation chamber and set it to 71 degrees. Nothing.
Pitched a packet of Montrachet from a different shop. 2 days later I got a ring of dry yeast floating on top. No bubbles. Nothing.
Is it at all possible that the Dollar General Spring Water has some preservative in it that is killing the yeast?
Hard to believe I got two bad yeast packets from two different stores.
I bought some "Vintners Best" Black Currant fruit wine base. It says to add 4 gallons water pitch yeast and other standard wine directions.
I'm using a 5 gallon carboy, only added 3.5 gallons of "Spring Water", and pitched a packet of dry yeast "cote de blanc". Nothing happened. Basement was 65degrees so I dug out the fermentation chamber and set it to 71 degrees. Nothing.
Pitched a packet of Montrachet from a different shop. 2 days later I got a ring of dry yeast floating on top. No bubbles. Nothing.
Is it at all possible that the Dollar General Spring Water has some preservative in it that is killing the yeast?
Hard to believe I got two bad yeast packets from two different stores.