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Subject: Cider Digest #80 Mon Dec 2 18:00:04 EST 1991
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 91 18:00:05 EST
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Cider Digest #80 Mon Dec 2 18:00:04 EST 1991
Forum for Discussion of Cider Issues
Jay Hersh, Digest Coordinator
Contents:
Slow Cranberry (Jay Hersh)
Problems with Carbonation (Tony Willoughby)
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Date: Mon, 02 Dec 91 12:13:50 EST
From: Jay Hersh <hersh@expo.lcs.mit.edu>
Subject: Slow Cranberry
Hmmm. I wouldn't say my Cranberry Cider fermented really fast. Actually
I thought it went sort of slow, but there was steady activity, and it did
finish. I used the Epernay from Red Star. I wouldn't worry too much.
How much yeast did you add, and did you aerate the mixture (must ??)
before pitching? If not you may just have a smaller colony size, but as long as
it is healthy it will keep fermenting.
You could try starting another pack of yeast in warm water, then add it to
a small amount of unpreserved cider or corn sugar (I'd recommend cider though).
When it appears active, toss it in with the slow ferment. This should give it a
kick.
- Jay
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Date: Mon, 2 Dec 91 17:02:00 EST
From: twilloug@brynmawr.webo.dg.com (Tony Willoughby)
Subject: Problems with Carbonation
Help! I'm trying to Relax and all, but I've got some serious concerns
about my first batch of cider. I attempted to make a sparkling cider
with a recipe I got from the Cat's Meow.
This is the recipe I used:
5 gallons Fresh Cider
3 pounds Light Brown Sugar
3 pounds Honey
2 packages Pasteur Champagne Dry Yeast
(Red Star)
After eleven days, I racked it to a glass carboy. 13 days later I racked
it again, and bottled 10 days after that. It was primed with 1/2 gallon
of fresh cider and 1/2 pound of honey. The final gravity was 0.993 (no
O.G available).
After about 3 weeks in the bottle, there is no sign of carbonation. Is this
a problem? As I said, this is my first attempt at cider, how long should
one expect to wait for carbonation to develop? If there is a problem, is
it correctable? Is opening each bottle and re-priming a viable solution?
Any advice would be welcome, and probably help me to relax. :-)
- --
Tony Willoughby | He that buys land buys many stones.
tony_willoughby@dg.com | He that buys flesh buys many bones.
| He that buys eggs buys many shells,
| But he that buys good beer buys nothing else.
| - An Old English Saw
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