Topping Off / Space between

[jessegarrison]

I'm working on two 1 gallon batches. I just racked them and have a bit of space between the juice and the lid.

1. How much room should I leave between the juice and the top?
2. If I fill it with new juice should I add more yeast / sugar / nutrients etc.
3. If I add more juice and nutrients do I need to rack it again in 2-3 weeks?
4. Once the 1 gallon carboy is topped off do I leave the airlock on still?

Note: I used Bernie's Best Organic Cider for this round.

Thank you and I look forward to learning a lot in this forum!

Jesse
San Francisco

 

[Hinorth]

I don't top off unless the top of the liquid is close to the widest part of the carboy and it seems like too much surface area on the liquid. However if I feel it necessary to top off I just use cider (or juice) without additional yeast, nutrient, sugar or anything else

 

[Hinorth]

Oh and I leave my airlock on through the whole process. If its in the carboy the airlock is on, unless I'm siphoning or something

 

[jessegarrison]

Thank you!

What do you do with the couple inches of juice that is left over from the primary stage that has some juice and mostly lee's ( I think they are called)?

 

[Hinorth]

Thank you!

What do you do with the couple inches of juice that is left over from the primary stage that has some juice and mostly lee's ( I think they are called)?

I stir it all up and add it to my next stew broth, but that's not everyone's cup o tea (stew in this case I guess). If i dont do that it goes to the compost with the rest of the lees. And I have heard it called lees, dregs, yeast sediment, along with some less proper sounding names as well.