Degassing Question

[lancslad]

Does cider (vimto cider ) need degassing or is it just wine ?

 

[andylanc1975]

If you're going to be priming the bottles with a bit of sugar to get a bit of fizz in the bottle , then it would be kind of counter productive to remove the fizz before trying to put it back in?

If you're going for a flat cider, then I'm not sure, one of the people with loads more knowledge than me will be able to help.

 

[graysalchemy]

No need either way really. as you really need to let cider mature in bulk for at least a month before bottling in which case the gas will have gone and the sediment dropped. :thumb:

 

[lancslad]

thanks for that
could you answer this question please i have 20 litres of vinto cider just about finished fermenting in a 30 litre brewbin, would you say its best to let it sit on the lees for a month in the brewbin or syphon it of the lees into a clean brewbin for a month ?
and in that month should i put it somewhere cold like in the shed ?
thanks

 

[PD]

wait till your sure its finished fermenting, at least 10 days. Then my preference would be to syphon it off into a clean Fv, air lock it and leave it for a month or so, a couple of weeks at a nice room temp then somewhere cool. Then you can decide what your going to do with it... Leave it to mature in a cool place for x number of months or bottle and drink a couple of weeks later.

 

[lancslad]

thanks for advice , sounds a good idea thinking about it putting it into a clean fv then after a month if i need backsweeten its easily done then i can bottle it , cheers matey