MTate37
Well-Known Member
I have a couple of gallons of cider that I'm getting ready to backsweeten with tart cherry juice. I know that bottle bombs are a concern when backsweetening so I want to do everything I can to avoid that.
It was originally recommended that I try a bottle a day to check the carbonation and then cold crash or pasteurize. Since it's only a couple of gallons it seems that I might run out of the cider before it is ready.
So somewhere I read about people using plastic bottles as a gauge for carbonation. How do I do it, and what am I looking for?
Thanks!
It was originally recommended that I try a bottle a day to check the carbonation and then cold crash or pasteurize. Since it's only a couple of gallons it seems that I might run out of the cider before it is ready.
So somewhere I read about people using plastic bottles as a gauge for carbonation. How do I do it, and what am I looking for?
Thanks!