How long will it take for cider to carb?

[bhambrewer]

I have seen 24 hours, 3 days, 5 days, a week, two weeks, three weeks.

I know that you can check the carbonation every few days, but I only have 4 22 ounce bottles right now and checking the carbonation every few days would leave me with no bottles.


Is there any formula or anything?

I had a 9% abv in a 1 gallon jug, let it ferment down to .998, added 1/4th a cup of priming sugar on tuesday (2 days ago), and then bottled. I want a moderately carbed cider.

Any advice?

 

[lumpher]

i'd go for a week for moderate

 

[gratus fermentatio]

I find that my cider is carbed up nicely at 5 weeks, so that's both my standard & my answer. Regards, GF.

 

[SaltyTX]

advice- pop one every few days after a week....when you find the day with tasty carb level, put them in the fridge

 

[Wildbill001]

What I have done is to half-fill a few poly soda-bottles. When they get "hard", then the other bottles are carbed up just right.

Bill

PS: Then I pasteurize "just in case"

 

[bhambrewer]

advice- pop one every few days after a week....when you find the day with tasty carb level, put them in the fridge

I want to do this, but seeing as I only have 4 bottles, I fear popping them all and not having any be done.

 

[Calder]

All depends on the yeast, how long since initial fermentation and storage temperature.

1 week at 70 F will probably do it, but let them go 2 to 3 weeks to be sure.

 

[bhambrewer]

I have a question about the opening bottle way.

Lets say I open a bottle, and it is at the carbonation level i want. So I re-cap the bottle. Will that bottle retain its initial level of carbonation, or will I have to wait another week for that one bottle to be ready again?

 

[Yooper]

I have a question about the opening bottle way.

Lets say I open a bottle, and it is at the carbonation level i want. So I re-cap the bottle. Will that bottle retain its initial level of carbonation, or will I have to wait another week for that one bottle to be ready again?

You know how you open a bottle of soda, and save it a few days? That's what will happen once you open the cider.

 

[bhambrewer]

^ thats what I thought, but wasn't sure of.

Thanks!

 

[JMSetzler]

I'm gonna try carbing my cider this time around for the first time. As for how much priming sugar to use, can you use the same volumes you would for beer?

 

[bhambrewer]

I dissolved 1/4 a cup of sugar in just enough water to let it dissolve, then racked my cider onto it. Then bottled right away.

(this was for a 1 gallon jug)

 

[naeco]

3/4 cup of dextrose for every 5 gallon of cider will give you the perfect carbonation(like a beer). boil the dextrose in water and wait till it's cold before adding the mix to your cider.

You can add a little more dextrose(up to 1 cup) if you want a champagne type carbonation but make sure you use bottles that can take the lager amount of pressure or you can end up with bottle bombs !