So I just finished primary on a few carboys of cider (6 gallon, 5 gallon, and 3 gallon). They have fermented to dryness and I am ready to rack into new vessels.
My only problem is that being so excited to begin fermenting cider, we used up all of our must to make as much as possible and mistakenly did not retain any extra for topping off head space in a secondary rack.
In an attempt to solve this problem, We purchased gallons of unpasteurized cider from the same orchard we received our must, but unfortunately it contains "less than 0.1% potassium sulfate."
So I come to all of you to ask a couple questions: 1.) would using the purchased gallons just for the purpose of topping off extra head space be a significant problem/gamble?; and 2.) if so, what would you recommend using in its place?
Thanks for all your help!
My only problem is that being so excited to begin fermenting cider, we used up all of our must to make as much as possible and mistakenly did not retain any extra for topping off head space in a secondary rack.
In an attempt to solve this problem, We purchased gallons of unpasteurized cider from the same orchard we received our must, but unfortunately it contains "less than 0.1% potassium sulfate."
So I come to all of you to ask a couple questions: 1.) would using the purchased gallons just for the purpose of topping off extra head space be a significant problem/gamble?; and 2.) if so, what would you recommend using in its place?
Thanks for all your help!
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