Fermentation in a Pressure barrel.

[jmclancy]

I've just started a brew of some very simple cider. Ingredients are:

12L Apple Juice From Concentrate
3 Tbs yeast nutrient
1 cup of strong tea w/ four tea bags
Lalvin EC1118 yeast
500g Light Brown Sugar

I started this brew 2 days ago in my pressure barrel (OG of 1.064) as I have read that this is possible (also my buckets are full and I was desperate to brew). Temps are around 20-22C.

My question is, does fermentation happen slower as pressure increases? As usually this yeast takes off like a rocket, though with this brew I have only moved by 0.002 since I started.

I'm wanting to add another 10l of apple
Juice when fermentation has settled a little, but that seems a long way away at this rate.

 

[phug]

Vent some pressure to allow some co2 out of solution, yeasties get stressed in the presence of too much co2

 

[D-west]

what pressure are you fermenting at?

 

[dorislira]

Hey, I was also thinking to brew the cider but was not sure of the Ingredients. SO please if possible share the steps and recipes here.