Ray Dorset
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I pressed 8 gallon of fresh cider in meticulously clean apparatus and split into 2 x 4 gal vessels.
In one I added a packet of lalvin 71B in the other a packet of lalvin EC 118.
The 118 took off really well. No activity in the airlock of 71b.
Thought I must have a bad 71b yeast packet so made a starter with the must with different yeasts from different suppliers. All failed. Sterlised the must with Campden tablets to start again. Checked SG before adding the new culture It had fallen from 1.04 to 1.01 ?
How can this happen with a closed lid and no regularly checked airlock activity ?
In one I added a packet of lalvin 71B in the other a packet of lalvin EC 118.
The 118 took off really well. No activity in the airlock of 71b.
Thought I must have a bad 71b yeast packet so made a starter with the must with different yeasts from different suppliers. All failed. Sterlised the must with Campden tablets to start again. Checked SG before adding the new culture It had fallen from 1.04 to 1.01 ?
How can this happen with a closed lid and no regularly checked airlock activity ?