Carbonation

[Sion96]

Hey all,
Just mixed up a 1 gallon bath of fresh-pressed 1:2 granny smith/desert apple, added a splash of water just to get it up to the top, a cup of sugar, added my brewers yeast and vapour lock. Its been sitting for a few hours now and already a few bubbles have started to appear. This is my first attempt at any kind of brewing. A few questions though, i would like the finished product to be fizzy and i really dont mind if its dry or sweet (i actually prefer a dry). now after primary fermentation can you just bottle it up and let it sit for a while or will the top blow off? or go flat? or do you continue into secondary fermentation, if so how long will you have to wait and do you add sugar before bottling? also would srew top beer bottle with corks/screw tops be suitable ?
Thanks,

 

[Psych]

Cider seems to hold it's bubbles more than beer, post fermentation. Makes it hard to take a gravity reading when your hydrometer is being pushed up in the tube.

It's not enough to call it anywhere near carbonated though so after it's fully fermented you'll follow the same process as anything else: check gravity a few days apart, a few times, ensure it's done (cider will typically stop around 1.000 or below) and then mix up a batch of priming sugar, or get carb drops, or keg, whatever you have there.

Twist off beer bottles work fine if they're good and thick, some US twisties are thin I hear. Use new universal or twist off caps and a bench capper and you'll be set!

 

[Sion96]

Cider seems to hold it's bubbles more than beer, post fermentation. Makes it hard to take a gravity reading when your hydrometer is being pushed up in the tube.

It's not enough to call it anywhere near carbonated though so after it's fully fermented you'll follow the same process as anything else: check gravity a few days apart, a few times, ensure it's done (cider will typically stop around 1.000 or below) and then mix up a batch of priming sugar, or get carb drops, or keg, whatever you have there.

Twist off beer bottles work fine if they're good and thick, some US twisties are thin I hear. Use new universal or twist off caps and a bench capper and you'll be set!

Is priming sugar, just sugar? how much to put in each 340ml bottle?

 

[jgerard]

I use 3/4 tsp per bottle, but I think most brewers will tell you 1/2 tsp.

 

[UpstateMike]

Is priming sugar, just sugar? how much to put in each 340ml bottle?

Priming sugar is not table sugar.

Priming sugar, Dextrose, and Corn Sugar are all the same thing.

Some add 1/2 to 3/4 tsp to each bottle. Some add 3/4 cup (180 grams) to a 5 gallon batch in the bottling bucket. If you choose the bottling bucket method, make sure it is mixed in well.

Also, you can add a thawed can of frozen apple juice concentrate to the bottling bucket, as they have approximately 180 grams of sugar as well. FAJC is also easier to mix in than dry sugar.

 

[Sion96]

Priming sugar is not table sugar.

Priming sugar, Dextrose, and Corn Sugar are all the same thing.

Some add 1/2 to 3/4 tsp to each bottle. Some add 3/4 cup (180 grams) to a 5 gallon batch in the bottling bucket. If you choose the bottling bucket method, make sure it is mixed in well.

Also, you can add a thawed can of frozen apple juice concentrate to the bottling bucket, as they have approximately 180 grams of sugar as well. FAJC is also easier to mix in than dry sugar.

Cheers after this how long do you have to let the bottles set before fully carbonated?

 

[dinnerstick]

Priming sugar is not table sugar.

Priming sugar, Dextrose, and Corn Sugar are all the same thing.

this is true but you can use regular table sugar at 4 to 6 grams per liter

how long it will take is impossible to know, depends on how much yeast is still in suspension, how warm it is, whether saturn is aligned with uranus, etc. but 2-4 weeks is normal