CIDER 101

[Damo]

I wouldn't worry

Yeast on the bottom, fizzing away. Its fine.

Time will tell, natural fermentation can be a bit of a lottery!

I'm kinda sorry I didn't leave 1 of mine to do it's own thing.  Maybe next year.

[Ciderhead]

I see our substitute engineer answered your question

+1 on everthing Damo said

There is a commercial brewer that ferments his trial adjuncts in those drums and just lets off every couple of days or so

No blow offs ever required for cider.
My cider yeast is still plopping by beers have almost finished

[JimmyM]

 

There is a commercial brewer that ferments his trial adjuncts in those drums and just lets off every couple of days or so

Thats what i decided to do - even less work.
Its out of the fridge now and im not even going to drill for an airlock. I'll leave the lid slightly loose and open it every couple of days transfer to cornies in a few weeks.

[Eoin]

There is a commercial brewer that ferments his trial adjuncts in those drums and just lets off every couple of days or so

Thats what i decided to do - even less work.
Its out of the fridge now and im not even going to drill for an airlock. I'll leave the lid slightly loose and open it every couple of days transfer to cornies in a few weeks.

Weeks?
Try 3 months.

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[JimmyM]

There is a commercial brewer that ferments his trial adjuncts in those drums and just lets off every couple of days or so

Thats what i decided to do - even less work.
Its out of the fridge now and im not even going to drill for an airlock. I'll leave the lid slightly loose and open it every couple of days transfer to cornies in a few weeks.

Weeks?
Try 3 months.

Alright wordsworth!
When i say transferring to cornies - i dont mean to serve... Its just to get it out of the plastic. Ive no demis

[Eoin]

There is a commercial brewer that ferments his trial adjuncts in those drums and just lets off every couple of days or so

Thats what i decided to do - even less work.
Its out of the fridge now and im not even going to drill for an airlock. I'll leave the lid slightly loose and open it every couple of days transfer to cornies in a few weeks.

Weeks?
Try 3 months.

Alright wordsworth!
When i say transferring to cornies - i dont mean to serve... Its just to get it out of the plastic. Ive no demis

Sorry for brevity, I'm on mobile.

Fair enough, you're not transferring for serving.

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[JimmyM]

 no probs i appreciate the guidance

[Dunkel]

Presuming the cider will have finished fermenting in another week or so (mine was at 1001 yesterday), could I just bottle and leave for six months? I've no glass/corney storage either.

[Eoin]

I'm leaving mine in the original containers. I don't think anything significant can happen in ten weeks in plastic

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[Danny(00833827)]

mine will mostly be 15L in a plastic vessel but will also fill two DJ's - so i plan on comparing the two and so testing the glass vs plastic theory

[Eoin]

mine will mostly be 15L in a plastic vessel but will also fill two DJ's - so i plan on comparing the two and so testing the glass vs plastic theory

Plastic is oxygen permeable for long term storage. I don't consider this long term, not compared to wine in any case.

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[Eoin]

Double post.

[Danny(00833827)]

true, but wonder if there is something to be said even about short term storage in plastic - like coke from a plastic bottle vs a can, lots of people claim a difference  - milk from one of those plastic two liter's is never the same as from a carton or bottle.

[Eoin]

true, but wonder if there is something to be said even about short term storage in plastic - like coke from a plastic bottle vs a can, lots of people claim a difference  - milk from one of those plastic two liter's is never the same as from a carton or bottle.

To really test that you'd need your Apple juice delivered in glass....

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[mr hoppy]

Presuming the cider will have finished fermenting in another week or so (mine was at 1001 yesterday), could I just bottle and leave for six months? I've no glass/corney storage either.

Was wondering about this as well.