Bottling Afelwein

[mwg9184]

Do I need to add priming sugar for a 4 week old afelwein in the fermenter that I want to bottle? Or is there enough sugar left to carbonate the afelwein without adding it?

 

[Yooper]

Do I need to add priming sugar for a 4 week old afelwein in the fermenter that I want to bottle? Or is there enough sugar left to carbonate the afelwein without adding it?

You need to add sugar to carbonate it- the fermentables should have already been fermented by this point. Check the SG to make sure it's done before bottling, though, just to make sure you don't get bottle bombs!

 

[Revvy]

Man you wanna bottle your apfelwein after only 4 weeks? Mine doesn't see the inside of a bottle for at least 6 months, and doesn't get opened for at least another 6. Noone I know will even put it to their lips if it hasn't mellowed at least 6 months.

 

[mwg9184]

Thanks yooper! What should my gravity read to know it's done fermenting?

 

[TheGeek]

Man you wanna bottle your apfelwein after only 4 weeks? Mine doesn't see the inside of a bottle for at least 6 months, and doesn't get opened for at least another 6. Noone I know will even put it to their lips if it hasn't mellowed at least 6 months.

+1, mine is at 6 months and is great. can't wait to taste it at 1 year. I bottled at 3 months I believe.