Sweetening and Carbing Experiment

[Nick135]

So I have 1 liter swing top bottle that I am using to practice sweetening and carbing.

It spent about 1 week in primary until 1.000, then about 1 week in secondary so far. I sweetened with xylitol until it showed 1.010 and tasted to my liking. I then added 1 tsp of cane sugar dissolved with 1 tsp of water.

Note: It had been dosed with campden tablet when I racked it into secondary about 5 days ago.

My questions are:

1. How long can this be stored once carbonated?
2. Will the carbonation stay until it's opened?
3. Is it microbially safe to store cider once sweetened and primed in a swing top bottle?
4. Should it bulk age without being sweetened and carbonated?

 

[dmtaylor]

It will carbonate well. You can store it for years. It will stay carbonated the whole time. Yes it's safe. Bulk aging isn't necessary. Just be sure it's 100% done fermenting before you bottle, or it could gush or explode.

 

[Nick135]

Rodger that! Thanks for the information.