Pasturized cider with a wort chiller......

wolfstar said:

Hey all,

Just started 10 gallons of Edwort's Apfelwine. My wife likes a sweeter carbonated cider. So we were planning on pasturizing, kegging , and back sweetening this batch with frozen concentrated AJ.

Has anyone tried pasturizing by running their cider through a wort chiller that is immersed in hot water (hot enough to pasturize, 180*?) into the keg? Seems like it would work, or would the cider not spend enough time at temp to fully pasturize?

Input is always welcome! Thanks for reading...

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Yooper said:

I haven't researched the how long/ what temperature for pasteurizing, but I was wondering if you're kegging why not just cold crash the keg and keep it cold? That would stop fermentation, and you could carb as desired. That's what I do with hard lemonade for my daughter.

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