aurora_colony_cider
Well-Known Member
Hello,
I'm applying for my license now to go semi-pro with the cider making.
I am going to go into Alternating Proprietorship with an established winery so i can start with minimum cash. It means I can rent their equipment and premises until I find my feet.
One thing I can't rent from the winery is a brite tank and the $10K to buy my own is out of reach. So I was thinking about priming each bottle in my first few batches and then saving for the brite tank.
Reasons for: I like the taste of bottle conditioned cider better and it's cheaper.
Reasons against: The reside puts people off the contents of the bottle.
My proposed process:
Primary ferment in IBC, put through plate filter to secondary in IBC, put through plate filter to primed bottles.
So. Questions for those of you who know these things.
Will there be enough yeast left alive after two filters to bottle carb?
If so, what number of filter plates would you use each time?
If so, will bottle carbing after this level of filtering leave a nasty mess in the bottle so people will be put off drinking it?
Any other considerations such as time in storage, ambient temperature, etc?
Thanks for any and all help.
R.
I'm applying for my license now to go semi-pro with the cider making.
I am going to go into Alternating Proprietorship with an established winery so i can start with minimum cash. It means I can rent their equipment and premises until I find my feet.
One thing I can't rent from the winery is a brite tank and the $10K to buy my own is out of reach. So I was thinking about priming each bottle in my first few batches and then saving for the brite tank.
Reasons for: I like the taste of bottle conditioned cider better and it's cheaper.
Reasons against: The reside puts people off the contents of the bottle.
My proposed process:
Primary ferment in IBC, put through plate filter to secondary in IBC, put through plate filter to primed bottles.
So. Questions for those of you who know these things.
Will there be enough yeast left alive after two filters to bottle carb?
If so, what number of filter plates would you use each time?
If so, will bottle carbing after this level of filtering leave a nasty mess in the bottle so people will be put off drinking it?
Any other considerations such as time in storage, ambient temperature, etc?
Thanks for any and all help.
R.