N3WWN
Well-Known Member
Hi!
Now that I've had my cider in secondaries for about 2 weeks, should I be considering some kind of sterilization/preservation for the rest of the time in the secondaries? How about before I bottle?
I put a crushed campden tablet in each gallon about a week after racking to the 2ndaries (based on a couple recipes I read). I waited the 1 week to make sure fermentation was complete.
I plan to keep them in the secondaries for another month to 6 weeks.... unless they clear up really well, in which case I'm planning on bottling earlier.
Do I need to keep adding more campden tablets during the time in the 2ndaries? Do I need add campden tablets in the bottling bucket to ensure that the batch is sterile going into the bottles?
Am I being too cautious? Am I completely crazy about bottling as soon as they're clear?
Thanks!
-Rich
Now that I've had my cider in secondaries for about 2 weeks, should I be considering some kind of sterilization/preservation for the rest of the time in the secondaries? How about before I bottle?
I put a crushed campden tablet in each gallon about a week after racking to the 2ndaries (based on a couple recipes I read). I waited the 1 week to make sure fermentation was complete.
I plan to keep them in the secondaries for another month to 6 weeks.... unless they clear up really well, in which case I'm planning on bottling earlier.
Do I need to keep adding more campden tablets during the time in the 2ndaries? Do I need add campden tablets in the bottling bucket to ensure that the batch is sterile going into the bottles?
Am I being too cautious? Am I completely crazy about bottling as soon as they're clear?
Thanks!
-Rich