When can I drink my Cider?

[AuburnBeer]

Hi all,

My first batch of cider has completed fermentation and is crystal clear. I racked it into by Corny Keg and had a sample.

It tastes great! Clear, a bit of Chablis smell, but a nice slight apple taste with no real alcohol bit.

I'm sooo tempted to dive in, but hear that patience (which is not a quality of mine) is prefered.

How to resolve this delima?

Thanks

 

[david_42]

It tastes great!

I'd say hit it. The main reason to age cider is to mellow the alcohol edge.

 

[Freezeblade]

It's entirely up to your preference. I usually wait 6 months before trying my ciders, but I know people that like it both younger or older. You can drink you cider when you like the flavor.

 

[Tusch]

The flavors will definitely mellow and blend together with time, but if you like it now, then drink it now!

*But leave some alone for as long as you can take, that way you get an idea what aging will do to it.

 

[SegmentedMonkey]

On a similar note, I've just bottled my first cider with priming sugar. If it's kept around 65-70', can anyone give an estimate on how long it should take before it's carbed in bottle?

 

[lapaglia]

3 weeks, same as in town

 

[Snuffalupagus]

start another batch and get started pounding the one you have!

my last batch was so good young I have to force myself not to drink it

but I have another 5 gallons I started on the 7th, and 5 gallons of a new Safale04 cider I'm trying out I started on the on the 21st. soon I'll have Apfelwien and cider coming out of my ears. :cross: