Twtr25

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If I decide to brew a cider, should I bottle or keg it?

Honestly, it doesn't matter one way or the other. I have a kegerator so I'm not short on room for a 5 gallon corny. Is it the same with kegging a beer...force carbonate?

jeepinjeepin

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You were right when you said it doesn't matter one way or the other. Bottle or keg to your preference. Force carbonate the same as beer in a keg. I can't remember the volumes of CO2 right now though.

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bighorn_brew

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Keg it...I've kegged ciders and white wines and love the convenience. I especially like to be able to tailor the carbonation to the drink itself, from sparkling stinging to slightly petulant...

Twtr25

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I'm leaning towards kegging just because I can force carbonate it a lot faster than bottle conditioning. I've only brewed one beer so far, and with it I just set the CO2 to 30psi and left it for 24 hours before bringing it back down to serving pressure. Would you think that's a good standard for cider as well?

I know I could do the whole "10-day" route that I've seen posted all over the place. I believe this would involve me setting the psi around 7-10 and let it sit for 10 days. It's all dependent on the temperature and level of carbonation wanted though.

Bulls Beers

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I bottle Apfelwein. The last time I kegged it, I drank too much, way too much. This is not something you can drink a lot of at one time. At least I can't. It's a great drink, but only in moderation. Plus I only have to taps, I need those for beer.

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bighorn_brew

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I wish I could say, my carbing routine is like yours....all over the place, finally am getting to the point of reproducible results...I have only recently been patient enough for the set it and forget it method....but your starting point looks pretty good...but I would extend the carbing at that level for 2 days at cold temp.

Sacdan

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Keg it. You can bottle from a keg, but you can't keg from a bottle!

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joeybeer

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I can say from experience that if you decide to keg it, do NOT sit in the back of a truck with the keg, some dixie cups and a couple of wise guys... the next morning I honestly thought I'd retarded myself and I'd never get right again. And for that I blame EdWort

TopherM

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Whole lot easier to backsweeten if you keg....

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tojo

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Now that's some wicked stuff! I can't wait to drink mine!

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