cider ageing
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MtirKiesh
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Hi pierce, once it's finished fermenting leave it for another week at a slightly cooler temp to let it clear. Transfer to keg if you have any Camden tablets or sodium/potassium metabisofite add some this will stop it refermenting. give it a stir to remove the remaining co2 gas a couple of time over the next two days then leave it somewhere cold a for few month to age and hey presto. :
Potassium metabisulfite (Campden Tablets) is an antioxidant, It slows down the ageing (oxidation) of wine by removing free oxygen suspended in the wine.
Wine stabiliser/fermentation stopper is used so stop fermentation as you don't want fermentation to carry on once you have degassed your cider and moved it to the barrel/bottles.
Wine stabiliser/fermentation stopper is used so stop fermentation as you don't want fermentation to carry on once you have degassed your cider and moved it to the barrel/bottles.
