happycrabster
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Greetings,
I've been learning the benefits of leaving beer alone(!) to condition till it gets good, and I'm starting to see how it (the brew) changes over time.
My question here is, Do the same rules apply to cider? I just bottled my first few bottles of pear cider from a kit, was especially careful with sanitation, followed all the instructions that came with it (near as I can tell, as they were all geared toward kegging). What came out was perfectly clear, light golden colored (more Corona yellow than Mott's Apple Juice yellow), no floaters, no hair, no slime. It has a sweet-ish taste, but a powerful Not Sweet smell. Not exactly bad (my wife says "yeasty") but enough to make you jump back after a sniff.
Is this something that will change with age?
Thanks!
I've been learning the benefits of leaving beer alone(!) to condition till it gets good, and I'm starting to see how it (the brew) changes over time.
My question here is, Do the same rules apply to cider? I just bottled my first few bottles of pear cider from a kit, was especially careful with sanitation, followed all the instructions that came with it (near as I can tell, as they were all geared toward kegging). What came out was perfectly clear, light golden colored (more Corona yellow than Mott's Apple Juice yellow), no floaters, no hair, no slime. It has a sweet-ish taste, but a powerful Not Sweet smell. Not exactly bad (my wife says "yeasty") but enough to make you jump back after a sniff.
Is this something that will change with age?
Thanks!