update:
I siphoned off the cider today into a' bag in box'. It had been in the FV for 10 day's and for the last two day's was reading at FG: 1006 with an ABV 5.78%.
I have not primed and will now let it sit for 1 month and update from there.
I did sample it. It is to my taste. I can see why...
Thanks for your input guy's. Thanks terrym for that really helpful advice.
I will let you all know what the end product is like in the coming weeks/months acheers.
Thanks for the reply. I have made this before but it was years ago and have forgotten what is tastes like.
I like flat, strong cider and i am fermenting 18L to hopefully get 7% ABV. Just don't know if priming is
necessary if i don't want it sparkling. I will keep you noted as i carry on...
Hey guys,
I'm currently fermenting this cider. My query is, when i come to siphon off,
i want it to be flat when i drink it, similar to scrumpy. Do i go about this by not priming?
or do i need to prime for other reasons than carbonation?
its only a plastic screw cap. i got the barrel from wilko. when i unscrewed the top, the gas just hissed out, (like opening a bottle of coke) no beer has leaked. must be lucky i suppose lol
forgot to say i released the cap to allow the gas out, its very warm here at the moment so the gas will no doubt build up again fast. i do have a valve on the cap its a white rubber thingy. :lol:
im brewing youngs harvest pilsner lager and 6 days after barreling, the bottom has bulged and taken it off its feet. i have a 5 gallon youngs pressure barrel.
the above advice is very useful. :thumb:
hey guys,
i want to barrel 30 pints of youngs harvest pilsner lager.
how much sugar do i need? its a 5 gallon barrel but im only doing 30 pints? :whistle:
hey guys,
i just bottled wilko rose wine in 750ml glass bottles and sealed with plastic corked stoppers.
my question is: how long will the wine keep with these sort of stoppers?
i'm hoping to store the wine for 8 months atleast. :-?
thanks in advance :thumb: