Day 4 and I have no ativity in the airlock :'(
The Peachy/Apricot was doing OK last night, this motning it is quiet. Ambiant temp. is 72 deg.F, pH is between 3.o and 3.5 - I used the paper strips. I will add calcium carbonate and see if that fixes the problem.
Added 2 teaspoons calcium carbonate, mixed thoroughly, pH at 3.5 . Added 2 more tsp carbonate and mixed, pH at 4.5 .
Let's see if that will do the trick. If not, I'll pitch another pack of D47 and wait untill tomorrow. If the suckers are stubborn, I'll pitch 2 packs of K1-V1116 to get them going. I know it will ferment it dry, but it is better to have a dry batch you can backsweeten than no batch at all.
Any help is greatly appreciated,
Ted
The Peachy/Apricot was doing OK last night, this motning it is quiet. Ambiant temp. is 72 deg.F, pH is between 3.o and 3.5 - I used the paper strips. I will add calcium carbonate and see if that fixes the problem.
Added 2 teaspoons calcium carbonate, mixed thoroughly, pH at 3.5 . Added 2 more tsp carbonate and mixed, pH at 4.5 .
Let's see if that will do the trick. If not, I'll pitch another pack of D47 and wait untill tomorrow. If the suckers are stubborn, I'll pitch 2 packs of K1-V1116 to get them going. I know it will ferment it dry, but it is better to have a dry batch you can backsweeten than no batch at all.
Any help is greatly appreciated,
Ted