Recent content by johne1984

That's good to know, thanks. I couldn't think of any reason for it to go bad, but after reading other peoples post saying how unpasteurized would only last 8 months, I was worried especially since im picking and pressing my own apples with a goal of 55 gallons.

what's the shelf life of unpasteurized hard cider vs pasteurized? I am making some now and I believe it will be 9 or 10%. Will it go bad if I rack it and keep it in a car boy (filled to the top) for a year or two? should I pasteurize it after I ferment it? I'm thinking heat it to 140f for 30 min.

Hello everyone, I'm trying to make 55 gallons of hard cider in a drum. Is it possible for me to start with 5 gallons of cider then over the course of a month add fresh cider to it until I've filled it up? It's going to take some time to collect and process all these apples.