Hey guys. So my new two tap kegerator is getting delivered on Monday. I've got a 5 gallon batch of Carmel cider going and I want to keg 3 gallons in my 3 gallon keg and bottle the rest. My problem is I want to bottle carb the rest and stove too pasteurize. How do I got about stabilizing 3 gallons to keg but not the other 2 gallons to bottle? Thanks in advanced!
Bottle some keg the rest?
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You are sweetening the cider when kegging? If so, you have a couple of choices. One is to rack the cider into the keg with sorbate and campden, assuming the cider is completely clear (and avoiding any lees). Then, wait a few days and then sweeten to taste. Or, if you can keep the keg cold for the life of the keg, you can sweeten without stabilizing if you want.
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Ah forgot to add that. Will be adding a cinnamon sugar mixture after fermentation. So I can tack 3 gallons onto campden and sorbate and then rack the other 2 gallons into the bottling bucket to be bottled?
Not exactly. You can only sweeten the cider after the sorbate/campden in the keg. Not before.
