first cider... slow starter

[natea417]

Hi Guys n Gals, this is my first post to this post, as I am also new to home brewing. So last week, I followed a recipe for a pumpkin cider. Got the 5 gallons of cider from a local place, treated it with campden tablets and let it sit for a few days to kill any wild yeast. Once I finally pitched the yeast, used a champagne yeast, I had no activity for a couple of days so I added a yeast nurtrient to it saturday night and late last night(sunday) I finally got some activity in the airlock. I was wondering if anyone else has ever experienced anything like this, and if I should plan on doing anything special with this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[ericbw]

Yeast has to reproduce before it starts really fermenting. That's what's called lag time. A day and a half isn't unusual; several days is. But if it's working now, it could be good.

 

[natea417]

Okay thanks. I was getting a little nervous I was going to have to toss the batch, but the airlock is bubbling along nicely.