oh no help

[ob111]

I started a 5gal batch of hard kiwi raspberry
I used fruitopia I don't have any listing for potassium sorbate
there is something called ascorbic acid
it has been in the carboy for 24 hours and nothing is happening
is all lost or is there something I can do
thanks

 

[pimento]

A quick search of the forums will show you that ascorbic acid isn't a problem, it's in almost all processed juices, one form of it is vitamin C.

It can take 2-3 days for fermentation to start, so I wouldn't worry just yet.

Post your recipe and we can see if there might be something causing a problem, unless you're actually fermenting 5 gallons of fruitopia, that is.

 

[ob111]

that is correct 5 gal fruitopia
5 cans kiwi raspberry
2.5 lbs white sugar
2.5 lbs corn sugar
1 tsp yeast nutrient
1 pack EC-1118 yeast
the rest is water

 

[pimento]

Oh, you're talking about the frozen concentrate, I thought you meant the fruitopia you get in bottles.

5 12oz cans of frozen concentrate sounds kind of light to me, normally that would only make 2.5 gallons of juice.

With that little juice in the mix, it's mostly sugar water and your yeast may be nutrient starved.

The normal dose of yeast nutrient is 1/2 - 1 tsp per gallon. You should probably add some more plus maybe some energizer.

 

[ob111]

I will add more nutrient
I've noticed that all the yeast has settled at the bottom
when I look at the bottom of the carboy it looks like two layers
the bottom is the yeast and a light color liquid then on top of it is the
juice (red) should I leave it alone or should I stir it and how often
this is my first 5 gal batch. I've done a few 1 gal batches of apple and a few peach witch all started bubbling with in a 12 hour period and I never mixed them

 

[ob111]

I'm starting to get air lock activity today
I'm still wondering if I should stir or not