BornInaHoller
Active Member
I have been a very lazy brewer and let my Apfelwein fall to the wayside. I brewed a 15 gallon batch last summer and kegged it in August of last year. It had been in the primary for about 4 months. I did not take any hydrometer readings when I kegged it. I put the first keg into the kegerator and started drinking it. It tasted much sweeter than past batches, but I wasn't worried and decided to wait it out. Now, 10 months later it still is very tart and sweet. It is completely different than the many gallons I made previously.
Tonight, I checked my other 2 cornies from this batch and they too taste very sweet and tart. In addition, the apfelwein in these kegs (which didn't have priming sugar added) is carbonated. Did I keg the apfelwein to early and it never finished fermenting? If so, is there any hope to fix it. Could I pitch a pack of yeast per corny and restart the fermentation?
Tonight, I checked my other 2 cornies from this batch and they too taste very sweet and tart. In addition, the apfelwein in these kegs (which didn't have priming sugar added) is carbonated. Did I keg the apfelwein to early and it never finished fermenting? If so, is there any hope to fix it. Could I pitch a pack of yeast per corny and restart the fermentation?