Today I'm going to rack my cider, been sitting in primary for 10 days now and fermentation stopped. Trying for a clear cider with no additives. Should I cold crash it after I rack it off the yeast? And how would I go about cleaning and saving my yeast for my next batch?
Suggestions?
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LeBreton
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Crashing can help your cider clear, but watch for suckback if using a three piece airlock.
There's a nice tutorial on washing yeast in the yeast & fermentation section. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/yeast-washing-illustrated-41768/
There's a nice tutorial on washing yeast in the yeast & fermentation section. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/yeast-washing-illustrated-41768/
Suck back is caused by cooler temperatures slightly reducing the volume in the carboy. Warm things expand, cool contract.
I take my airlocks off and replace with a cap. Cold crashing stops the yeast anyways, so you should be fine with a sealed container.
You will see the liquid in an airlock being sucked into your brew
I take my airlocks off and replace with a cap. Cold crashing stops the yeast anyways, so you should be fine with a sealed container.
You will see the liquid in an airlock being sucked into your brew
Pickled_Pepper
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I didn't know if you were going to eventually bottle it and carbonate it or not, but if you cold crash to clear, my experience has been that it will take a while to carb the bottles. It will eventually, but just don't expect it to carb in the normal amount of time.
LeBreton
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You can always go clear and then add some more yeast at bottling time too, they'll drop out of suspension soon after carbonation is complete.
