Nomofett
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Hi. This is my first cider attempt and so I went real simple. Just some Imperial A20 Citrus yeast (basically WLP644) and Costco apple juice. It got down to about .99 and I dry hopped it with some Cascade and Amarillo. I'm about to bottle it so finally my question:
I keep seeing that people keep it in the bottle for months, but I don't want to lose the hop flavor/aroma in it. And I don think mine is a real complex cider, so do I need to keep it bottled so long? What is the advantage? I'm not carbonating or back sweetening it. I know the answer most would give is to just bottle it and try it as it goes but I make small batches (8-9 liters.. about 2 gallons) and I give a fair amount away to friends so I usually only end up with about a 6 pack for myself. So... Yeah, any feedback is helpful. Thanks!
I keep seeing that people keep it in the bottle for months, but I don't want to lose the hop flavor/aroma in it. And I don think mine is a real complex cider, so do I need to keep it bottled so long? What is the advantage? I'm not carbonating or back sweetening it. I know the answer most would give is to just bottle it and try it as it goes but I make small batches (8-9 liters.. about 2 gallons) and I give a fair amount away to friends so I usually only end up with about a 6 pack for myself. So... Yeah, any feedback is helpful. Thanks!