Hello from British Columbia!

[Dorabull]

Hi! I am a novice brewer, have only made 3 batches of cider and one wine. But I'm totally hooked. I want to try so many things, it kind of makes my head spin, lol.

I am currently making a Mangrove Jack's cider kit, and have a question that I haven't been able to answer by googling. I just added the flavor packet and the instructions say to give it a day to settle again and then bottle, adding carbonation drops during bottling. I don't have carbonation drops, last time I dissolved glucose in boiling water and then added a measured amount of that to each bottle. It was really time consuming and messy doing that while I was bottling. Maybe it would work well if there were two people doing it, but as a solo operation I'd prefer to skip it if I can.

So my question is, can I add the dissolved sugar to the fermenter now and then proceed with bottling tomorrow? If I add it to the fermenter, right before bottling, I'll stir up all the yeast. Is it likely to ferment a bunch and defeat the purpose of the priming sugar if I do it today?

For reference, I am fermenting in a Fermzilla 27L.

Many thanks for any insights anyone cares to offer.
Tasha

 

[JohnSand]

Hi Tasha, welcome aboard!
I don't know how much sugar might be consumed by the yeast in 24 hours, but I think some of it. When I was bottling I used sugar cubes to bottle carb, one per bottle. Search that and see what comes up. I recall that there are two sizes of cubes, but it's listed on the box.

 

[T Murph]

Welcome aboard the crazy train of home brewing. I'm no expert on ciders but I do very much enjoy a good one. Here you can find a weakth of information pertaining to all sorts of home made beverages. Enjoy your journey.

 

[Dorabull]

Hi Tasha, welcome aboard!
I don't know how much sugar might be consumed by the yeast in 24 hours, but I think some of it. When I was bottling I used sugar cubes to bottle carb, one per bottle. Search that and see what comes up. I recall that there are two sizes of cubes, but it's listed on the box.

Oh, that's a great idea! So much easier than messing around with a pipette and sticky liquid.