CiderWith Wyeast 4766

[Nosnum08]

Has anybody used this yeast in a cider and seen very little airlock activity? The yeast has been in the fermenter for 2 days now and I don't any signs of fermentation although I'm now picking upon the rotten egg smell that I have read others experienced.

Recipe:

5 gallons of unpasteurized cider from my local orchard & 2 pounds of sugar. I got a quick cider making packet from my local homebrew store that had Camden, wine tannins, etc. I followed the directions and threw all of the powders it came with in the fermenter with the exceptions of the potassium sorbets. I waited 2 days to pitch the yeast after adding the Camden.

See anything wrong with my process?

 

[jsDC]

I haven't used this yeast, but just by reading a few reviews it seems like it smells a little funky if you pitch it without a nutrient (the reviews also say that it goes away after a few days and doesn't linger in the finished product).

48 hours is still early on. Give it another few days.


J.S.