Kristi
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Hi guys,
I expect that I may not have enough info (esp. re: hydrometer readings), but I'll ask anyway. Maybe the answer is simple.
Last month I started a gallon of hard cider (this recipe: http://themindtohomestead.com/making-apfelwein/) and one gallon of hard lemonade (from the book True Brew). I had made both of these recipes before with success. Neither of the brews showed any activity in the airlocks, and in each I used two different yeasts.
I opened them up today (probably should have done this earlier, but I had an eventful summer/fall beginning, and not in a good way), and the cider smells like it had fermented, but the lemonade does not. Can I just add more champagne yeast to the lemonade and see if it ferments, or should I throw it out and start over? I don't know if this makes a difference, but I used lemon juice from a bottle for this recipe, so perhaps that affected it?
Thanks in advance for your advice!
I expect that I may not have enough info (esp. re: hydrometer readings), but I'll ask anyway. Maybe the answer is simple.
Last month I started a gallon of hard cider (this recipe: http://themindtohomestead.com/making-apfelwein/) and one gallon of hard lemonade (from the book True Brew). I had made both of these recipes before with success. Neither of the brews showed any activity in the airlocks, and in each I used two different yeasts.
I opened them up today (probably should have done this earlier, but I had an eventful summer/fall beginning, and not in a good way), and the cider smells like it had fermented, but the lemonade does not. Can I just add more champagne yeast to the lemonade and see if it ferments, or should I throw it out and start over? I don't know if this makes a difference, but I used lemon juice from a bottle for this recipe, so perhaps that affected it?
Thanks in advance for your advice!