ChrisE248
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So after five successful batches of beer as by request of the Mrs. and some of her friends I tried to make a batch of cider. Kept it simple..
2.5 gall fresh cider
1 champagne yeast
After 3 wks. FG = 0.998 racked waited 4 wks later bottled approx 1gall to be
Dry carbed cider. Racked the remaining twice much more since I noticed there was a lot of sediment in the dry version bottles and when opened it was not compacted and mixed into cider. After racking a total of 3 times the remaining two gallons was Backsweetened with frozen concentrate old orchard apple juice to 1.020---it has been 11 days and still no carbonation to speak of. I have been checking every other day when opened it makes a sound but no bubbles in the cider. Did I over rack ? Or just need to wait longer?
I have been storing the bottles in a cooler in my basement -- nervous about bottle bombs.
Btw the dry version is very well carbed but tasted very blah not like apple at all.
2.5 gall fresh cider
1 champagne yeast
After 3 wks. FG = 0.998 racked waited 4 wks later bottled approx 1gall to be
Dry carbed cider. Racked the remaining twice much more since I noticed there was a lot of sediment in the dry version bottles and when opened it was not compacted and mixed into cider. After racking a total of 3 times the remaining two gallons was Backsweetened with frozen concentrate old orchard apple juice to 1.020---it has been 11 days and still no carbonation to speak of. I have been checking every other day when opened it makes a sound but no bubbles in the cider. Did I over rack ? Or just need to wait longer?
I have been storing the bottles in a cooler in my basement -- nervous about bottle bombs.
Btw the dry version is very well carbed but tasted very blah not like apple at all.