cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/71064085

My first alcoholic ferment in 1.5 years. When 100% juice is on sale, I get a couple of bottles for a gallon of cider. (yes they’re ciders, they’re all apple juice based despite the tropical label.)

1 gal juice, half packet of US05, 1tsp nutrient, see ya in 2 weeks.

  • mangaskahnEnglish
    2·
    3 days ago

    I’ve had trouble with the preservatives in bottled juice killing my yeast. How do you avoid that?

    • MuteDogEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      I’m not OP but the best way to deal with things like sulfite or benzoate in juice is to oxygenate the heck out of the juice. Either with an oxygen set up or just stirring a LOT of air into it before you pitch your yeast and then keep on stirring the heck out of it when you have a chance for the first few days of fermentation.

      Oxygen will help neutralize the preservatives and the yeast also use it to reproduce.

      • mangaskahnEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        Sweet, thanks. I’ll have to try that next time apple cider is on sale. I want to make an apple brandy, but store cider is like 1/5 the cost of good cider mill cider

    • GrayBackgroundMusic@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      There are no preservatives in this brand. Honestly it’s very rare for me to find them in the 100% juice. I see them in the soda or fake juices (sunny d type).