johnnym
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This is my first attempt at making cider and so far all is well. I managed to get loads of different type of apples (cookers and dessert), mash them, press them ( to get around 8 - 9 gallons worth) and get it fermented. I've purchased two pressure barrels (King Keg with top tap - Corny kegs aren't easy to get hold of and set up in the UK).
In the first keg I'm going to make a still cider, so once I've racked off the cider into this I plan to add a few campden tablets and possibly sweeten. In the second keg I'm going to try to condition it naturally (I don't think the King Keg can take the pressure to force carbonate).
The question I now have comes down to sweetening. In the still I could use something like Splenda to sweeten a little (no too much). However for my second keg which I want conditioned, I wondered if it was possible to mix a little Splenda in first so I could get it to taste how I wanted it, then add some sugar to get a secondary fermentation in the keg to condition it. Any ideas if this will work? Has anybody tried this? I'm I trying too much for a first timer????
In the first keg I'm going to make a still cider, so once I've racked off the cider into this I plan to add a few campden tablets and possibly sweeten. In the second keg I'm going to try to condition it naturally (I don't think the King Keg can take the pressure to force carbonate).
The question I now have comes down to sweetening. In the still I could use something like Splenda to sweeten a little (no too much). However for my second keg which I want conditioned, I wondered if it was possible to mix a little Splenda in first so I could get it to taste how I wanted it, then add some sugar to get a secondary fermentation in the keg to condition it. Any ideas if this will work? Has anybody tried this? I'm I trying too much for a first timer????