Hi,
I wondered if anyone could offer any advice. For the past 3 years my partner and I have been making cider using juice pressed from his parents apple tree. We are very much inexperienced but the previous two years we have managed to make a palatable cider by following guide books and advice from internet sites.
This year we decided to try a more natural method and missed out the Campden tabs, malic acid, pectolase etc. Basically we did the following -
Ensured everything was sterilised and scrupulously clean
Pressed apples and collected juice in fermentation bucket
Added sugar syrup to raise S.G
Covered with lid and put cotton wool in the bung
Stored in a dining room (same room we have used for fermenting before with no issues)
This was completed on Sat (12th Oct) afternoon and so far nothing is happening. I am aware that natural yeast method only works in approx 7/10 attempts. But from some online research I have seen people making starters and doing lots of other strange things to ensure yeast growth, I fear we have made a grave error and have simplified the natural yeast method. Could anyone advise?
Is this normal or have we ruined the juice?
Should we leave it a few more days and see what happens?
Can this be rescued in any way?
Thankyou in anticipation
I wondered if anyone could offer any advice. For the past 3 years my partner and I have been making cider using juice pressed from his parents apple tree. We are very much inexperienced but the previous two years we have managed to make a palatable cider by following guide books and advice from internet sites.
This year we decided to try a more natural method and missed out the Campden tabs, malic acid, pectolase etc. Basically we did the following -
Ensured everything was sterilised and scrupulously clean
Pressed apples and collected juice in fermentation bucket
Added sugar syrup to raise S.G
Covered with lid and put cotton wool in the bung
Stored in a dining room (same room we have used for fermenting before with no issues)
This was completed on Sat (12th Oct) afternoon and so far nothing is happening. I am aware that natural yeast method only works in approx 7/10 attempts. But from some online research I have seen people making starters and doing lots of other strange things to ensure yeast growth, I fear we have made a grave error and have simplified the natural yeast method. Could anyone advise?
Is this normal or have we ruined the juice?
Should we leave it a few more days and see what happens?
Can this be rescued in any way?
Thankyou in anticipation