Cyser help

I made a 3G batch of cyser with 5 pounds honey and then filled the Carboy with cold pasteurized cider. I pitched 71b and did fermK on days 1 and 4. I racked after 35 days. It was still giving a bubble or 2 per minute but i didn't want it on the yeast too long. The pic below was after 56 days in the mid to low 60's.

I still see small bubbles at the top of 2 of the 3 one gallon carboys. Obviously I racked too soon. Any suggestions to help the yeast clear this up?




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If its still fermenting, you don't want the yeast to clear up.

Have you taken any gravity readings?

OG was around 1.070. My sheet is at home. I did not take another hydrometer reading when I racked as i didn't want to lose more to the sample. Can cyser sit on 71B for longer than a month? I thought off-flavors would be a bigger issue than lack of fermentation.

Well you can't know if fermentation is done without those readings. So take one when you can and we can go from there.

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OG was around 1.070. My sheet is at home. I did not take another hydrometer reading when I racked as i didn't want to lose more to the sample. Can cyser sit on 71B for longer than a month? I thought off-flavors would be a bigger issue than lack of fermentation.

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I made an apple cinnamon cyser that sat on 71B for almost 3 months. I did rack at around 2 months or so. Secondary for a month with a cinnamon stick. Turned out delicious. Give it time and it should clear up once things are done.

Even if you rack it there seems to be a lot of yeast still in suspension, if its still working its got gass in it, if you wanted to clear it with a fining agent like sparkaloid, you would have to rack it, degass it, fine it and stabalize it, or you could just be a little bit patient and let it settle out for a while longer, if you are worred about setting on the yeast you can of course rack it again but your headspace is starting to get a little big, you would have to top up to be safe. WVMJ

Seems I'll be waiting. I thought the weaker gravity would allow it to clear quicker.


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could be pectin in the cider. you could try adding a bit of pectic enzyme and waiting a couple weeks.