Turbo Cider Problem

[davidla80]

Well having made my first (reasonably successful) batch of beer a couple of months ago I thought I was the bee's knees
Apparently not!
On Sunday I put 5 liters apple juice, 350g honey, a cup of strong tea (for the tannin) and a packet of cider yeast in a large fermenting bucket, gave it a stir, put the lid on loosely and 3 days later ... no foaming. In fact not much seems to happening at all.
The temperature in the room at its coldest has been around 19c when I go to bed but I put a sheepskin rug around it to try and keep it warm through the night.
Any idea what I did wrong? And anything I can do to rescue it? Some sugar?
Thanks for any ideas!

[oldbloke]

Nutrient!

Also, If the bucket is really large compared to the brew, the surface area is such that observable activity will be minimal.

What juice? Just check it didn't have sorbates or sulphites...

[davidla80]

Thanks for the reply. It's a 25l bucket so you might well be right. Will check juice cartons when I get home (juice was Aldi pressed not from concentrate).
Is it too late to add the nutrient?

[oldbloke]

No, not too late, whack some in.
a 5l brew in a 23l bin with no nutrient won't show too much on top for a while, maybe not ever

[davidla80]

Well tonight there's a little layer of scum on top, so I hope things are looking up...