Kegging Cider... HIGH PSI

[CodyA]

Alright, so I kegged and bottled my cider today and found something interesting.... This stuff takes a TON of pressure to carbonate! I'm talking 30 pounds, shake and lit sit nice and cold, then crank it back to 35... Tried some at 25 psi and it tasted pretty flat. Standard 4.5 gallon batch.

Anybody else experience this?

 

[b-boy]

I've had mine sitting in my kegerator on CO2 for 2-weeks now. It's still flat. I thought it was just me.

 

[CodyA]

Yea, bottled a 12 pack before I keg pasteurized and found those bottles to contain very lightly carbed cider, almost flat. Put so much pressure in it last night that I thought for sure it would be over-carbed, but was pleasantly surprised when I tried it this morning while bottling. Just the right carbonation. Popped one bout an hour ago while also popping a PBR just to compare carb levels and they're bout even. Not the same head retention, of course. But nice and bubbly!