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This is my second attempt at making cider. I decided to try and keep it simple. Sterilised carboy. Added approximately 5 US gallons of apple juice and a packed of yeast from home brew store. I let it ferment away - original gravity was 1050-1055-ish. Let it sit for 3-4 weeks. Got down to 1000 so I suspect 6-6.5% alcohol ? Put carboy in fridge for 3-4 days ( is this what people are calling "Crashing" ?). Transferred to 2nd carboy and topped up with another 3-4 pints apple juice. It began fermenting again in 2nd carboy. Let this go for a few days then bottled. Bottles are now in fridge. I have some questions and hopefully someone can give me some answers. Q1. I've used some plastic mineral water (Perrier brand) bottles as I ran out of beer bottles. Will this be ok ? I'm suspecting 2ndry fermentation in bottle will now be halted due to temperature in fridge being circa 4 Celsius. Q2. How long should I leave the cider sit before drinking ? I had some left over ( maybe 3/4 imperial pint) drank it today and it tasted just ok. It's near dry with a hint of sweetness but no noticeable apple taste.View media item 69803View media item 69802
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