I started this batch of cider about a week ago, in 2 50 fl. oz jugs (Midwest Supplies was back ordered on the carboy's I ordered, and I wanted to just get started brewing, even though it was a small amount). OG was 1.05, after adding a cup and a half of brown sugar, it went up to 1.065. I pitched in half a packet of lalvin EC-1118 in each jug and it started bubbling quite vigorously after only a couple hours. Fast forward to today, one jug airlock was bubbling every 23 seconds and the other was bubbling every 42 secs and both had gravities of .990 so I bottled them and stuck them in the refrigerator.
Considering that this is my first still, cloudy cider, I am not expecting spectacular results, just a drinkable beverage. However, I'm concerned that since I didn't take the time to rack it in a secondary and let the yeast fall out of solution/stablize that I might have some danger of them becoming bottle bombs. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!
Considering that this is my first still, cloudy cider, I am not expecting spectacular results, just a drinkable beverage. However, I'm concerned that since I didn't take the time to rack it in a secondary and let the yeast fall out of solution/stablize that I might have some danger of them becoming bottle bombs. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!