Moving unexpectedly!!

[1McNasty]

So i started my first ever hard cider last night (1-14-14) and everything went fine.

Go to work this morning and get I got laid off!! So im moving in a week!
My question is can i put the cap back on the bottle ( only for the time if transportation ) and them resume with the breather top when i reach my destination?

 

[Bigbeavk]

Yep go ahead and cap it then re install the airlock.

 

[rocketsan]

How long will transportation take is probably a more logical question...

 

[1McNasty]

Transport will be in stages. But at the most the cider will be capped for 12 hrs.
Is this to long?

 

[mopar318]

I think it would blow up pretty quick if it was capped.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Be sure to top up & have the minimum amount of headspace possible as some sloshing WILL happen. Leave the airlock on, put your carbouy into a plastic Rubbermaid tub & cover it with a dark cloth like a towel or a blanket. Be sure to pad the bottom & place it in a secure location in the moving truck, where it can't tip or fall & nothing else can tip or fall on it. Or just put it in the passenger seat. You could also hit it with a campden tab to guard against oxidation just prior to moving.
Regards, GF.

 

[Pickled_Pepper]

I wouldn't cap it. It sounds like you still have fermentation going on and in 12 hours there would be a LOT of pressure built up in there. You could put a cap on and leave it "loose" so the gas escapes, but cranking it down tight would be a bad idea.

 

[EpicCider]

Sorry to hear you got blindsided.

Don't cap it. That is literally the last thing you want to have happen via car trip. I agree with gratus fermentatio, keep the airlock on and put it into a tub.

 

[1McNasty]

Whats this about oxidation? And should o have my project in a dark spot all the time?
Ill prob just leave the airlock in and transport it like such.
Thank u everyone for ur input.
Ill keep a running note as to educate everyone including myself about the outcome.
Added question. I used 1Tbl spoon of yeast. Is that to much for a gallon?

 

[1McNasty]

The hootch is coming along fine after the move add some brown sugar today and its bottoms up come next week.
Thank you everyone for ur inputs

 

[GBS]

Use an improvised low pressure valve.
Take a thick (freezer) sandwich bag, and a good sized rubber band.
Place both around the neck of the carboy.
It isn't ideal but it should work.

Click on my avitar, & scroll down to the picture of the cider jugs to see several in use.