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[nofx2312000]

Explain pasteurizing and do you have to do it to your cider. dumb question needs answer.

 

[Pickled_Pepper]

There is a thread explaining the whole process of bottle pasteurizing at:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/easy-stove-top-pasteurizing-pics-193295/

My understanding is that this allows you to bottle the cider at the sweetness you like...let it carb to the amount you like...and then you pasteurize to kill the yeasties before they can be gluttons and eat everything in sight. (making your cider bone dry or bursting the bottle)

I guess it just depends on what type of cider you like. I've never pasteurized in the bottle, so I can't comment on the process. I'm sure someone who's done this might have a better way of explaining it.

 

[nofx2312000]

Would freezing it work as well to kill the yeast

 

[Pickled_Pepper]

I've heard of people freezing cider to make a sort of Apple Brandy. (The water freezes and the alcohol is poured off) But I don't know if it would kill the yeast in the ice block.

I store my Red Star Baking Yeast in the freezer and it comes back to life easily. I assume they just go to sleep until you wake them with warmth and sugar.

 

[nukinfuts29]

Search and ye shall receive....but no, the freezer isn't likely to kill anything.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/guide-making-frozen-yeast-bank-35891/

 

[Pickled_Pepper]

The freezer kills the flavor of cheap vodka. haha

BTW...futs...good tagline "No place like 127.0.0.1"

 

[nukinfuts29]

Thanks, one of my favs