loofey
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well its time to rack the cider and i was wondering how long i can let my cider sit and clarify/age and still be able to get it to carbonate with a prime, and would the answer apply to beer/graff as well.
carbonation question
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Dos_Locos_Brewery
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There is no single definitive answer to this. You can let a cider/beer/wine age for months and still get good carbonation if a) the yeast was healthy when it went dormant, and 2) you make sure you suck up a bit when you bottle/keg. For added insurance, you could pitch just a bit of dry yeast. The yeast should be healthy if it had adequate nutrients and oxygen during propagation, and the starting gravity was not too high.
Kauai_Kahuna
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If it's been under six months, I don't think you will have a problem. Yeast can survive a long time, if anything carbonation time my be a little longer, but if you have waited this long....
