TC stopped at 1.015

[needmorstuf]

started at 1.04 using apple juice with lowicz straberry syrup and didnt ever go mad with fermentation. I used the cider yeast with sweetener off ebay, but only doing 2 x 3 litre batches had to guestimate the amount to use, ended up using 1/2 tsp as didnt want it too sweet. Wondering if adding some more yeast would bring it back to life or best to leave it.

I put it on Monday evening so it has only been going for three days but there is no activity in the airlock.

 

[Gunge]

I had exactly the same thing happen a few years ago with some peach syrup of the very same brand. Couldn't get it going again sorry to say and it was as sweet as a cordial - ended up giving a bottle to a guy at work for his missus to try. There's no accounting for taste but she loved it and I ended up giving her all 20 bottles of the stuff. I didn't try 'restart' yeast but maybe that would help? Yeast is yeast so don't know how that works.

 

[needmorstuf]

well I "may" have been a little premature.. it's releasing 1 blurp every minute or two.. maybe there's hope for it yet.

 

[Roddy]

well I "may" have been a little premature.. it's releasing 1 blurp every minute or two.. maybe there's hope for it yet.

hopefully mate, even my quickest TC's have taken at least 6-7 days to get to 1.000

 

[needmorstuf]

hopefully mate, even my quickest TC's have taken at least 6-7 days to get to 1.000

i did 2..

First was 2litres of apple and mango from aldi, 75ml lowicz raspberry and 75ml cranberry - added water to get to 1.04, volume about 3.2l

Second was 2litres of apple, juice from 1 lime and 150ml lowicz strawberry - added water to get to 1.04, volume about 3.2l (may even be a saled down recipe of yours?)

I plan on adding more lowicz for priming

The mango has a ton of sediment, about an inch. Whereas the apple has about 3ml. They are nowhere near starting to clear yet so there is still something going on.

 

[needmorstuf]

well this was bottled with some extra lowicz for priming and left for about a month, the missus is very happy with the results so I will be doing the strawberry and lime one again. Only thing I will change is extra lowicz and a teaspoon of sugar per 500ml pet as its not very carbonated.. it does have a fizz and some carbonation but needs a bit more imo.