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You don't need a campden tablet it is sufficient on its own as long as you are using the appropriate quantity.

You could give them some fertiliser and bone meal etc. if you don't already for a greater annual yield.

Thanks again everyone for the advice. The plum wine and 1 FV are still inert, no change in SG so I am going to dump them on Wednesday and get it over with if no one comes up with any other ideas. I have no idea what went wrong or what I did differently with that FV than with the other but...

This is my first time making sloe gin so I can't advise but I will say how sweet it turned out.

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How does it work? Sorry if that's an obvious question but I can't see how it works from those pictures.

I am having a similar problem except in my case one of my FVs has never started fermenting although everything was identical to the one that did. You didn't mention adding metabisulphite, if you did is it possible you added too much and need to dissipate it, Doesn't sound like the temperature...

Hello, I am not sure about secondary or malolactic fermentation and I have a couple of DJs of apple juice which have almost finished fermenting so if anyone could clear this up for me that would be helpful. Do all drinks undergo secondary fermentation or only wines, or only some fruit bases? Is...

My house is pretty cold and I have the same thing. Ideally just wait however long it takes until it stops fermenting before proceeding to the next step.

I wrapped the FVs and plum wine DJ in duvets. Now I have all 4 DJs and 1 FV of apple juice fermenting, but the other FV and plum wine are still inert. I have just added the kickstart mixture to them. But even that was barely fermenting or stuck.

Same here.

Plum stones contain cyanide.

probably a harmless mould/yeast infection. I had that once but on a much smaller scale, just scooped it out and carried on.

The temperature is down to 55f / 13c now at the warmest time of day today. Although fermentation would be faster at a higher temperature I would think it should still take place at that temperature. Anyway I have 2 gallon DJs fermenting in a slightly cooler place in the house. Here's the...

Yes, I will put it in my apple juice not fermenting thread. / Thanks for the yeast tips! / What happens if you do?

You may want to consider letting it fully ferment then sweetening it to have your cake and eat it.

I use a straining bag in my press which keeps all the pulp out. As yours ferments most of the pulp / suspended particles etc. will settle down to the bottom and the liquid will be on top, clearer. After fermentation you can siphon it into a new DJ and just have the clear cider. However you...

In addition to the above can anyone tell me the SAS of yeast which will get my juice fermenting when it's been sitting inertly for two weeks plus? Thank you.

Definitely stopped this time.

Yes it will be ok and the heater is probably unnecessary.