brontecider
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Hello,
I have some cider that is finished fermenting and is very dry with a higher alcohol concentration, roughly 10-12 percent. It has been cold crashing for over a week and I want to get it bottled this weekend. I have roughly 5 gal of it. I want to back sweeten and carbonate. I am a scientist and will observe and pasteruize once ready. I will be bottling into 500ml plastic screwcap bottles that can handle pasteurization. I want to cut the alcohol level down by sweetening with applejuice or concentrate+water and carbonate. Unfortunately I did not stop the fermentation earlier and now I need to fix it.
Is there a sg reading that I can take when I am sweeting that will result in a sweeter cider with good carbonation?
I will watch the bottles like a hawk when they are carbonating. How long would the bottles take to carbonate at room temp, roughly?
THANK YOU SO MUCH! And I will post the results of what I did later. I appreciate your advice.
I have some cider that is finished fermenting and is very dry with a higher alcohol concentration, roughly 10-12 percent. It has been cold crashing for over a week and I want to get it bottled this weekend. I have roughly 5 gal of it. I want to back sweeten and carbonate. I am a scientist and will observe and pasteruize once ready. I will be bottling into 500ml plastic screwcap bottles that can handle pasteurization. I want to cut the alcohol level down by sweetening with applejuice or concentrate+water and carbonate. Unfortunately I did not stop the fermentation earlier and now I need to fix it.
Is there a sg reading that I can take when I am sweeting that will result in a sweeter cider with good carbonation?
I will watch the bottles like a hawk when they are carbonating. How long would the bottles take to carbonate at room temp, roughly?
THANK YOU SO MUCH! And I will post the results of what I did later. I appreciate your advice.