I'm using Safale S04 (about 6 grams for a two gallon batch), two lbs brown sugar (I know that's alot).
After 3.5 weeks, I took the cider off the cake and racked to secondary. Foolishly, I took a gravity reading a little late and I'm only at 1.050. The SG was about 1.075-1.08, I couldn't get an accurate reading for SG because it was over my cheap hydrometers limit.
My question is, if I took it off the primary at 1.05 (still cloyingly sweet), can I plan on it getting much lower with the yeast that remains suspended in liquid; or should I sprinkle a little more yeast on top to get things going again? I'd like the cider to finish at around 1.02 (it's supposed to be for x-mas for people who don't like dryer ciders). Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
After 3.5 weeks, I took the cider off the cake and racked to secondary. Foolishly, I took a gravity reading a little late and I'm only at 1.050. The SG was about 1.075-1.08, I couldn't get an accurate reading for SG because it was over my cheap hydrometers limit.
My question is, if I took it off the primary at 1.05 (still cloyingly sweet), can I plan on it getting much lower with the yeast that remains suspended in liquid; or should I sprinkle a little more yeast on top to get things going again? I'd like the cider to finish at around 1.02 (it's supposed to be for x-mas for people who don't like dryer ciders). Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.