I had read about it for a while before hand and I'm using, after looking around on here, what seems like a very primitive method. I have a gallon of grape juice and some wine yeast. I put a cup of regular white sugar in the grape juice, put the wine yeast (activated) in to the mixture and put a balloon on top with a hole in it and let it go. It's been going strong for 12 days now (since 12/23/2009). Now I tried once before, with apple juice, and it stopped doing anything before it cleared up (which is what I read you are supposed to wait for). I had used the same mixture (1 cup of sugar and 1 packet of yeast to .5 gals of apple juice). But anyway I pulled it out and tried filtering it and stuff and failed and it ended up tasting as if I was drinking bread (I DID use bread yeast in this one).
SO, aside from using bread yeast, what did I do wrong in the first one? I am concerned because this batch seems to be losing activity without clearing up as well. Am I destined to fail with my grape juice batch as well?
Also, what's a good way to filter out yeast(for future reference?) I tried a double metal mesh which I had doubted would work. I also tried a coffee filter which, aside from being disgustingly slow, did nothing at all. So any tip there would be great as well.
Thanks for the help.
SO, aside from using bread yeast, what did I do wrong in the first one? I am concerned because this batch seems to be losing activity without clearing up as well. Am I destined to fail with my grape juice batch as well?
Also, what's a good way to filter out yeast(for future reference?) I tried a double metal mesh which I had doubted would work. I also tried a coffee filter which, aside from being disgustingly slow, did nothing at all. So any tip there would be great as well.
Thanks for the help.