rustang64
Well-Known Member
So, I bottled one batch of the three on 1 Dec. and it had an off taste to it. not sure but it was a bit sour, not like vinagre though. i cracked one open today and it had become somewhat more pronounced. I'm hoping it will go away after a while of aging.
Also the other 2 batches of cider aren't clearing. they are both down to SG.998 and have been sitting there for about 4 weeks now. should I crash cool them? I have a fridge in the garage but temps outside have been from 32 down to 8 the last few weeks so its more like a freezer lately (we've been using it to freeze the elk, venison and such). How long would crash cooling take for 6gal and would freezing be an issue? Also, having never crash cooled, is there still enough yeast in there to carb at bottling?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
thanks.
Almost forgot to mention... the details of what all I did on each of these can be found in my earlier post in the cider forum.
Also the other 2 batches of cider aren't clearing. they are both down to SG.998 and have been sitting there for about 4 weeks now. should I crash cool them? I have a fridge in the garage but temps outside have been from 32 down to 8 the last few weeks so its more like a freezer lately (we've been using it to freeze the elk, venison and such). How long would crash cooling take for 6gal and would freezing be an issue? Also, having never crash cooled, is there still enough yeast in there to carb at bottling?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
thanks.
Almost forgot to mention... the details of what all I did on each of these can be found in my earlier post in the cider forum.