Dudes...I'm sorry if I've freaked you out...I've just learned what I truly belive to be true. Don't wasteyour moneyon the super norinse sanitizers when hot water, bleachand / orantibacterial dish soap do the job. Hight temp rinse on the dishwasher works fine too....Food particals....oh my...just...
Sweet apple cider in the grocery store has had yeast added, but then they quickly stop the fermantation.
I make hard cider all the time. It's the easiest thing I know to make and I'm a very lazy brewer. Hard cider andapple wine areIMHO the same thing. I stick about 4 1/2 gallons of juice and...
I've neverhad a problem using Antibacterial soap or bleech.I don't use corks either. I also like to clean my glass bottles in the dishwasher on the high temp rinse cycle.
I think there are a lot of things people are doing to make things harder onthemselves than they need to do. Sanitation is...
To answer your question #3.
I know guys that throw out yeast and start with new packs every time they make a batch....I think that's just silly. As for old yeast that's past it's experation date...you can boil it and use it as yeast nutrient. Once you get a good batch going...I say keep it...