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If I stop fermentation using sorbate for a sweet still cider, is it at all necessary to refrigerate? Does alcohol content come in to play for microbe growth, etc? Thanks guys! Loving this new hobby!

Haha! I know, I feel terrible. It felt weird enough pouring almost 6oz of a $45 bottle of whiskey into a 1L beer bottle with apple juice. Oh well, live and learn. I doubt it will carbonate anymore - It's in the fridge now.

well, just went and opened it to check for carb level - gushed everywhere - lost about 15% of the bottle. Oh well, re-sealed and put in the fridge - I might let it sit for a week or so before I drink it - It's quite sparkly and delicious. But if anything, I hope my experiment gave you guys a...

Ya, it started. No, I am not fermenting to reach 8%. I started at 8% and I am only 'fermenting' to get carbonated. I know this isn't technically a 'cider' because I am not really fermenting the apple juice for alcohol content. Either way, it's tasty and like I said in my OP - I am only doing...

Thanks for the reply! I wasn't planning on letting it ferment to completion in the bottle. Just to carbonate. It did start carbonating and I will check it every 12 hours or so then pop it in the fridge when it is where I think I want it. It's actually quite tasty.

I am very new to brewing. Started my first attempt last Monday and it's going well. I just racked to a secondary (for practice more than anything). Now I can't touch it for several weeks. I am getting impatient. I decided today to try an experiment in fermenting. I mixed some apple juice...

I am in the process of brewing my first cider. I wish I had seen this recipe before I started! I have a question about pasturizing. Can a cider be bottle carbed and pasteurized in plastic PET beer bottles or is there something inherently dangerous about heating plastic? I have not purchased...