Is the sugar content of the cider inversely proportional to the amount of time it takes to carb up ( I want to bottle it fairly sweet) .
I desperately want to do this but bottle bombs (before i pasteurize) scare the hell outta me. (i know not to pasteurize if they're overcarbed)I've read post where ppl have said it took their brew as little as 9 hours to carb.
I read another post that said a brew was well carbed in the AM and there were 4 bottle bombs before the bottling session at the end of the work day. if 8-10 hours makes that much difference i may not be able to pull it off without some explosions.
i may bottle a little more dry than i initially indended if it will buy me a little wiggle room in the speed of the bottle conditioning. i know temperature will effect the timeframe also.
I desperately want to do this but bottle bombs (before i pasteurize) scare the hell outta me. (i know not to pasteurize if they're overcarbed)I've read post where ppl have said it took their brew as little as 9 hours to carb.
I read another post that said a brew was well carbed in the AM and there were 4 bottle bombs before the bottling session at the end of the work day. if 8-10 hours makes that much difference i may not be able to pull it off without some explosions.
i may bottle a little more dry than i initially indended if it will buy me a little wiggle room in the speed of the bottle conditioning. i know temperature will effect the timeframe also.