oscillate_wildly
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Hi everyone, I started 6 gals of cider 10 months ago. I racked to secondary approx 3 weeks to a month after into 1 gal jugs. I now want to bottle and I would like light to medium carbonation. I plan to back sweeten with monkfruit sweetener. I plan on 12 oz capped beer bottles. It's pretty warm here right now so temp shouldn't be a problem. This is my first time making cider so I have some questions:
- Do I need to add more yeast to ensure carbonation?
- If so, how much per gallon?
- If so, when should I add it and to which container, and how long should I wait to bottle? Should I add to the secondary and then wait some time before re-racking to a clean container to bottle, or add a pinch to each bottle?
- If so, does it matter which type? I'm not sure what I have left but I can pick some up. Initial SG was 1.062 so I think the final % will be around 8%
- If I add yeast, do I need to add yeast nutrient also?