Time, pitching yeast to priming

[Bingbangbong]

Hello, i'm currently working on my first batch of cider.

I just moved my cider to the secondary (after 14 days in primary). For how long can it be in the secondary before i need to start priming bottles?

Thank you ,
B

 

[aurora_colony_cider]

I leave it about 2 weeks in primary but I have left it up to 6 weeks with no ill effects, i tend to leave at least a month in secondary and then I add Super Kleer, leave it another week or so, then bottle. Another 2-4 weeks in bottles and I am happy with the product. Some folk on here go months/years - i wish I was that patient.

 

[oldmate]

I go a month or until clear in primary, before I even think of racking, getting clarity like this:

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[Bingbangbong]

Ok, so after one month in secondary I will still have enough active yeast to ferment the sugar in the bottles?

Is there any approximate maximum time that you can wait before you need to start bottling in order to have enough active yeast to ferment the sugar?

 

[Maylar]

I think the "rule of thumb" is about 5 months, after which you should think about adding a pinch of yeast at bottling time. But I'm pretty sure I've seen posts here from people who have bottle conditioned after a year.

 

[aurora_colony_cider]

I have left a few batches to go way way long in secondary and had problems with getting them to carbonate in the bottle.