Bottle size for Cider

[suzie]

I started my first turbo cider 2 days ago and from what I have read on here it should be ready to bottle fairly quickly.
I have a couple of questions..

can I use 2L bottles that have had lemonade in them?
If so how much sugar shall I prime it with?
also do I wait until the fermentation has completely finished in the DJ?
Oh and do I rack it before bottling?

Oh and by the way it smells lovely, cant wait to sample it! :thumb:

 

[battwave]

Not an expert on turbo, but in general I would suggest:

can I use 2L bottles that have had lemonade in them? - definitely
If so how much sugar shall I prime it with? - 1 level teaspoon per bottle (provided primary fermentation is complete)
also do I wait until the fermentation has completely finished in the DJ? - yes, when it starts to clear (doesn't have to be completely clear)
Oh and do I rack it before bottling? - not necessary provided you can leave the yeast sediment in your demijohn.


On a general note, if you're using screw top bottles, just keep an eye on the pressure as it develops over 2 - 4 weeks of bottle conditioning (if you wan wait that long). If the pressure gets too high (too fizzy) just slacken the caps momentarily and let some pressure off.

 

[suzie]

Thanks for that battwave. That is all very helpful. I should have some cider in time for christmas. :party:

 

[evanvine]

I make TC in 24 litre batches by just addind yeast to the AJ in the fermenter + airlock.
After ten days I rack into a 5 gal bucket + 5 campden tablets + 10 table spoons of Splenda + fully snapped on lid.
24 hours later I bottle in 500ml PET's and add 1/4 tsp sugar.
Never had any problems with "conditioning" pressure and the advantage of 500ml is you can pour the whole bottle into a pint glass without stirring up the sediment.
I have bottles which are 16 wks old, it just keeps getting better.
Longest I have left it is 6 months, beats commercial ciders!

 

[Ben1988]

iv used them kind of bottles and there fine.It should take 10 days to ferment ones its finnished doin that transfer into a second dj wait a week then it should be ready to bottle and you want a level tea spoon of sugar in each bottle