Eschaton_YDAU
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Hi everyone!
I've been looking through the forums here on the topic of the final gravity of cider, and there seems to be a range of possibilities.
My cider has been in the fermenter for 2 weeks, and it is sitting at 1.000 for the last two days. Airlock activity was vigorous, and mostly stopped about a week ago. I brought it up to a warm-ish room a few days ago to keep the yeasties active.
OG was 1.049. Yeast was d-47 wine yeast.
It tastes dry, looks semi-clear, a little bit tart, but quite drinkable.
I'm in a bit of a rush (which is not ideal, I understand) and would like to get some cider into bottles for Christmas. And I'd like to do it at the same time as I get some amber ale into bottles (this week) for efficiency's sake.
I figure whatever is left after Christmas can age in the bottle, and I'll still have something for friends and family, even if it's not the best/most mature product in the world.
Are a few days of readings at 1.000 good enough for bottling?
In your experience, where have your ciders finished? Do you think there's a risk that it "wants" to drop to, say, .994 (which would be enough to achieve nearly full carbonation!)?
I don't want any bottle bombs, I don't mind a small bit of extra carbonation, but I do want it in bottles ASAP
I've been looking through the forums here on the topic of the final gravity of cider, and there seems to be a range of possibilities.
My cider has been in the fermenter for 2 weeks, and it is sitting at 1.000 for the last two days. Airlock activity was vigorous, and mostly stopped about a week ago. I brought it up to a warm-ish room a few days ago to keep the yeasties active.
OG was 1.049. Yeast was d-47 wine yeast.
It tastes dry, looks semi-clear, a little bit tart, but quite drinkable.
I'm in a bit of a rush (which is not ideal, I understand) and would like to get some cider into bottles for Christmas. And I'd like to do it at the same time as I get some amber ale into bottles (this week) for efficiency's sake.
I figure whatever is left after Christmas can age in the bottle, and I'll still have something for friends and family, even if it's not the best/most mature product in the world.
Are a few days of readings at 1.000 good enough for bottling?
In your experience, where have your ciders finished? Do you think there's a risk that it "wants" to drop to, say, .994 (which would be enough to achieve nearly full carbonation!)?
I don't want any bottle bombs, I don't mind a small bit of extra carbonation, but I do want it in bottles ASAP