Using campden and accidentally killing off yeast
 

Hey guys and gals,
If I crushed up and added three campden tablets, added it to six
gallons of apple juice from a local orchard, and pitched WL cider
yeast 7 hours later will it be fine? Or would I have poisoned yeast?
The cider yeast had a 6 hour head start in a pint of unsuplhited apple
juice.

(I understand that cider seems to be a .brewing topic generally, but
sulphite expertise isn't there like it is here.)

"evilpaul13" > wrote in message
om...
> Hey guys and gals,
> If I crushed up and added three campden tablets, added it to six
> gallons of apple juice from a local orchard, and pitched WL cider
> yeast 7 hours later will it be fine? Or would I have poisoned yeast?
> The cider yeast had a 6 hour head start in a pint of unsuplhited apple
> juice.
>
> (I understand that cider seems to be a .brewing topic generally, but
> sulphite expertise isn't there like it is here.)

I'd say as long as you've got an airlock on it, I'd leave it alone. Wait
til it stops fermenting and go from there. What was the initial specific
gravity?

The juice is at about 70F degrees. I left the starting SG at 1.052
without adding any sugar. It seems to be bubbling lightly at this
point, so I guess it just got off to a slow start.

(Mark - N1MT) wrote in message . com>...
> 3 tablets with 6 gallons shouldn't be an issue with the yeast.
> Couple of things:
> 1. What is the temp of the juice ? Make sure its at least 65 degs
> 2. What was your starting SG ? Did you add extra sugar to the juice ?
>
>
> (evilpaul13) wrote in message . com>...
> > Hey guys and gals,
> > If I crushed up and added three campden tablets, added it to six
> > gallons of apple juice from a local orchard, and pitched WL cider
> > yeast 7 hours later will it be fine? Or would I have poisoned yeast?
> > The cider yeast had a 6 hour head start in a pint of unsuplhited apple
> > juice.
> >
> > (I understand that cider seems to be a .brewing topic generally, but
> > sulphite expertise isn't there like it is here.)

"Bob" > wrote in message >...
> "evilpaul13" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Hey guys and gals,
> > If I crushed up and added three campden tablets, added it to six
> > gallons of apple juice from a local orchard, and pitched WL cider
> > yeast 7 hours later will it be fine? Or would I have poisoned yeast?
> > The cider yeast had a 6 hour head start in a pint of unsuplhited apple
> > juice.
> >
> > (I understand that cider seems to be a .brewing topic generally, but
> > sulphite expertise isn't there like it is here.)
>
> I'd say as long as you've got an airlock on it, I'd leave it alone. Wait
> til it stops fermenting and go from there. What was the initial specific
> gravity?

It started at 1.052. It seems to be going now, so I'll see what happens.