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Hi all, I've got 1000 liters of cider carbonating in a bright tank. The cider is flavored with berries that I picked and juiced. I added the juice to fully fermented cider and racked it from one tank to another through a cartridge filter to remove the fruit particulate. It all looked very...

Thanks guys, The cider is in a bright tank, chilled to 39 degrees, and I'm hoping to carb it within a few days. It has a carb stone. Doug: Likely a stupid question but why do you say the cider will already contain 1 volume of co2? Also, when you say the common method is 30 psi for 36 hours...

Thanks so much for these very helpful replies! I'm presently cooling down my tank to 39 degrees in preparation for carbonation. I'm looking to carbonate 1000 liters of cider to around 2.5 volumes. ("around" 2.5 volumes, because I plan to sample in order to select an appropriate level of...

Hi all, I'm a bit foggy on equilibrium. Is this the state reached when co2 dissolves into the liquid from the headspace at the same rate as it leaves the liquid and enters the headspace? If this is correct, it would seem that equilibrium is reached, and carbonation complete, when the...

Hey, thanks for your reply! I see now that the head pressure is set by setting the psi on the regulator...some of the co2 dissolves on its way up from the carb stone, and the remainder ends up in the head space, building up pressure until the head pressure gauge matches the regulator gauge...

Hi all, I need to figure out how to carbonate cider in a bright tank and can't find instructions anywhere. Can anyone explain what's involved, or direct me to an informative site? I have a 1000 liter jacketed tank rated to 14.7 psi. It has a carbonation stone. I plan to chill the cider to...