Haven't posted in a while, and this is not close to my first batch of cider but I'm having some trouble with a current batch of cider.
I used 5 gallons of cider, half a cup of white and half a cup of brown sugar, along with 1/4 cup of raw honey.
I pitched a pack of wyeast sweet mead/cider yeast and had zero airlock activity (I know, not a bad indicator necessarily. I took a hydrometer reading 2 weeks later and it read the exact same reading.
I figured the yeast just didn't take off so I pitched a pack of brewers best cider yeast and waited another 2-3 weeks and I checked the SG tonight and it was the same! But this time I had seen some airlock activity.
I feel like my two options are just to toss the cider and start over...OR...pitch some us-05 and cross my fingers
Any input or suggestions?
It's right around 1.070 ish
I used 5 gallons of cider, half a cup of white and half a cup of brown sugar, along with 1/4 cup of raw honey.
I pitched a pack of wyeast sweet mead/cider yeast and had zero airlock activity (I know, not a bad indicator necessarily. I took a hydrometer reading 2 weeks later and it read the exact same reading.
I figured the yeast just didn't take off so I pitched a pack of brewers best cider yeast and waited another 2-3 weeks and I checked the SG tonight and it was the same! But this time I had seen some airlock activity.
I feel like my two options are just to toss the cider and start over...OR...pitch some us-05 and cross my fingers
Any input or suggestions?
It's right around 1.070 ish