brewmaster48
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I am in the process of carbonating 500 gals. hard cider. This is a big step for me as we did 110 gals last year in 5 gl. korny kegs. I now have 75 gl. vessels that I can pressurize. A couple questions
1. Once a volume of cider is carbonated in a sealed vessel can or does it lose it carb levels?
2'. Cider has been in a secondary for 6 weeks, I did add sorbate and soduim metabisulfite. FG is 1.005. Should there be enough residual yeast to add sugar and co2 to carbonate, or is sugar a waste?
3. And we are also going to be canning some of it, is there a limit on carb level when canning?
4. When racking and transferring and canning, how much oxygen exposure can affect the flavor?
Thank You, Ron
Navarino Orchard Syracuse ny
1. Once a volume of cider is carbonated in a sealed vessel can or does it lose it carb levels?
2'. Cider has been in a secondary for 6 weeks, I did add sorbate and soduim metabisulfite. FG is 1.005. Should there be enough residual yeast to add sugar and co2 to carbonate, or is sugar a waste?
3. And we are also going to be canning some of it, is there a limit on carb level when canning?
4. When racking and transferring and canning, how much oxygen exposure can affect the flavor?
Thank You, Ron
Navarino Orchard Syracuse ny