Gagunga
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Hi all!
I used a juicer 3 weeks ago to process apples for making hard cider. Along with the juice was a lot of sloppy apple gunk, which was just dumped in the 5 gallon carboy too because I didn't have a strainer. The yeast did it's thing but I'm left with a cakey, gunky layer on top, then the cloudy cider, then the layer of sediment on the bottom. The yeast stopped bubbling a week ago. The gunky layer on top hasn't settled. The cider in the middle remains really cloudy.
My question is should I risk a second ferment to clarify the cider by siphoning just the cloudy cider? What are the risks? Should i just bottle it? What would you do at this point to clarify the cider? I know I know. I'm a total noob.
I used a juicer 3 weeks ago to process apples for making hard cider. Along with the juice was a lot of sloppy apple gunk, which was just dumped in the 5 gallon carboy too because I didn't have a strainer. The yeast did it's thing but I'm left with a cakey, gunky layer on top, then the cloudy cider, then the layer of sediment on the bottom. The yeast stopped bubbling a week ago. The gunky layer on top hasn't settled. The cider in the middle remains really cloudy.
My question is should I risk a second ferment to clarify the cider by siphoning just the cloudy cider? What are the risks? Should i just bottle it? What would you do at this point to clarify the cider? I know I know. I'm a total noob.