tonyolympia
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I'm planning to make 1 gallon of cider using the simple method outlined on Basic Brewing Video: take one gallon of apple juice, add yeast, ferment. I may also add 1.5 oz of lactose and some cinnamon, but that's not germane to my question.
After fermentation, I'd like to rack to another jug and just serve from there. It occurred to me that I could drop two carb drops in the secondary / serving vessel, and achieve a level of carbonation somewhere between still and petillant. Since a gallon jug holds about 10 twelve-ounce bottles, two carb drops should create about one fifth the level of carbonation of a standard pale ale.
I know that growlers and glass juice jugs aren't intended to withstand pressure, but do you think the low carbonation described above would be safe? If so, it seems like a ridiculously easy way to make something interesting for a dinner party.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
After fermentation, I'd like to rack to another jug and just serve from there. It occurred to me that I could drop two carb drops in the secondary / serving vessel, and achieve a level of carbonation somewhere between still and petillant. Since a gallon jug holds about 10 twelve-ounce bottles, two carb drops should create about one fifth the level of carbonation of a standard pale ale.
I know that growlers and glass juice jugs aren't intended to withstand pressure, but do you think the low carbonation described above would be safe? If so, it seems like a ridiculously easy way to make something interesting for a dinner party.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.