Killing Yeast

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Rowang

Killing Yeast

Post by Rowang » Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:18 pm

I have just done a cider kit - which I have stopped fermenting to make it a bit more medium dry rather than dry dry.. All seemed fine, racked it into a secondary with 2tsp of sorbate and 4 campden tabs (20L) - then after a few days, into a polypin with some apple juice for more depth and some sugar...with 2stp of sorbate and 4 campden tabs - just to be sure!!!!

Anyway - there is now a gas bubble appearing at the top of the polypin. Is this gases being liberated by all these chemicals, or is my yeast coming back to life?? i didnt degas it, so maybe its just residual gases leaving the brew..

My current plan is to leave it and watch and wait, but if it starts to balloon out, what can i do?? Im tempted to chuck even more sorbate and campden in... which i suspect wont work if its not worked so far.. (which i dont know yet.. if you get me.. :=P )

Cheers!
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trucker5774
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Re: Killing Yeast

Post by trucker5774 » Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:44 pm

If you can put it in the fridge you will be OK :wink:
John

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Conditioning... Doing what? Get it down your neck! ........

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Rowang

Re: Killing Yeast

Post by Rowang » Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:00 pm

fraid not... 40 pint polypin - not gonna happen!
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Re: Killing Yeast

Post by trucker5774 » Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:03 pm

I have never used the sorbate, but my understanding is that it is made for what you are doing. The campden doesn't kill the yeast but is used by wine makers when degassing as a preservative.
John

Drinking/Already drunk........ Trucker's Anti-Freeze (Turbo Cider), Truckers Delight, Night Trucker, Rose wine, Truckers Hitch, Truckers Revenge, Trucker's Lay-by, Trucker's Trailer, Flower Truck, Trucker's Gearshift, Trucker's Horn, Truck Crash, Fixby Gold!

Conditioning... Doing what? Get it down your neck! ........

FV 1............
FV 2............
FV 3............
Next Brews..... Trucker's Jack Knife
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avtovaz

Re: Killing Yeast

Post by avtovaz » Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:45 pm

yeast is life, it has rights too!


SAVE THE YEAST :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!:


Fight for the right ;)
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Rowang

Re: Killing Yeast

Post by Rowang » Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:09 am

avtovaz wrote:yeast is life, it has rights too!


SAVE THE YEAST :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!:


Fight for the right ;)
Bollocks mate. Its done its job. It dies. The end. :=P
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avtovaz

Re: Killing Yeast

Post by avtovaz » Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:18 am

ah well, fair play, lets get pissed ;)
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