hi to all newbie here

[pauljames108]

Hi guys my name is Paul and I am new to any kind of homebrew (only experience is making a 1 gallon wine from a wine kit) however I have 3 apple trees in my garden a mixture of cookers and eaters so I have decided to try cider. I have picked pulped and juiced enough apples already for 1 gallon of cider its in the demi-john and i have dropped in a Campden tablet to kill any wild yeasts ?? However after jumping in head first with no real research my question is during the juicing process I wasnt too hot on sanitation I mean I cleaned all my equipment with soap, antibacterial wipes and rinsed them i also sanitised my demijohn with the proper cleaner but then after reading I could contract e-coli from unpasteurised juice. Im freaking out :-D should I dump thr juice or is there a way of sorting it out ? Thanks guys :-D

 

[Apple_Jacker]

It's very easy to scare yourself or worry too much or rush things when you are starting out home brewing. I was the same way a few years ago. You'll be fine. I don't think e. Coli can live in an environment that has alcohol in it, so if fermentation is going on I wouldn't worry too much about e. Coli. There's threads here with pictures of actual infected ciders. It might not be e. Coli but it'll show yiu what to look out for.

 

[pauljames108]

Thank you for your swift response ;-) I am more than likely flapping over nothing I have added a Campden tablet and left it for 48 hrs to clear and today im going to pitch in some cider yeast and see what happens :-D