jeanzanita
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Hi all,
I am new to cider-making and have made one successful batch of naturally carbonated apple cider and am currently working on two separate batches of Manzanita cider. For those of you who don't know what Manzanita is, it's a shrub or tree that grows out in the SoCal mountains and produces these berries every summer/fall that look like tiny apples - and have a wonderful tartness and slight sweetness. Great for cider except the sugar content is not as high as an apple.
Anyway, I bottled the manzanita cider about 10 days ago (and tasting very nice already); and just like a did for my successfully carbonated apple cider, added some freshly-made manzanita juice (with added sugar) to bring up the S.G. to app. 1.04 or so. However, after a week, there was very little carbonation, so I decided to add some dextrose tablets; app. 3-5 per 22 oz. bottle. The bottles started gushing bubbles up right away and I had to let them sit for a while before re-capping. I thought this was a good sign? But by the next day, the bottles were cloudy. It's been 3 days since adding the tablets and still not much action, if any, and still cloudy.
Anyone have thoughts as to what is going on? If my yeast was dead, why would I get gushers when I added the tabs? Yet, with my apple cider, I got carb action within just two or 3 days.
Appreciate any feedback - thanks !
I am new to cider-making and have made one successful batch of naturally carbonated apple cider and am currently working on two separate batches of Manzanita cider. For those of you who don't know what Manzanita is, it's a shrub or tree that grows out in the SoCal mountains and produces these berries every summer/fall that look like tiny apples - and have a wonderful tartness and slight sweetness. Great for cider except the sugar content is not as high as an apple.
Anyway, I bottled the manzanita cider about 10 days ago (and tasting very nice already); and just like a did for my successfully carbonated apple cider, added some freshly-made manzanita juice (with added sugar) to bring up the S.G. to app. 1.04 or so. However, after a week, there was very little carbonation, so I decided to add some dextrose tablets; app. 3-5 per 22 oz. bottle. The bottles started gushing bubbles up right away and I had to let them sit for a while before re-capping. I thought this was a good sign? But by the next day, the bottles were cloudy. It's been 3 days since adding the tablets and still not much action, if any, and still cloudy.
Anyone have thoughts as to what is going on? If my yeast was dead, why would I get gushers when I added the tabs? Yet, with my apple cider, I got carb action within just two or 3 days.
Appreciate any feedback - thanks !