How should I prepare my cider for kegging

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Youretheguy

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So I'm thinking of giving the whole kegging shebang a shot and what better way to start than with a cider that's just about ready.
I was hoping for a little clarification on how I should prep the cider. Should I put the yeast asleep to back sweeten? Should I back sweeten with table sugar? I prefer my cider on the dry side but my critics are calling for a sweeter product.

Its at 1.000 SG
It sat in primary for one week and secondary for five months
 
It depends.....if you will keep it refrigerated the whole time you could be ok just sweetening and placing in kegerator....but no guarantees, always safer to stabilize first. (you might bottle some for a buddy, he takes it home and leaves it on the counter.......boooom)

This is why it's nice to have a multiple tap setup......You can serve up a variety of flavors or sweetness. I bought a used fridge for 75 bucks....removed crisper setup.....built a false bottom, it holds 5 cornies and I have 3 on tap. I hope to add a 4th as soon as my employer chooses to cease my laid off status.
 
what i've done with good success is simply monitor fermentation, and when it gets to around 1.010 i just cold crash and rack to keg. i've never had to stabilize or anything. so i think you'll be fine with cold crashing, rack to keg with sugar.
 
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