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I've been making ciders for a while now mainly turbo ones. I hear a lot about cold crashing and it gives better tastes etc but I'm not sure how to do it can someone give me advice please
 
Not sure it will do anything to the taste. Main reason to cold crash with beer is that it encourages the yeast sediment and any dry hop additions to drop to the bottom of the FV, if you're then careful siphoning it out it should lead to a clearer end product. No reason the same principle couldn't be applied to a cider if you can be bothered.
 
What @Graz said. If you want to do it, wait until fermentation has stopped and then chill the cider down to around 4C for a few days (or more, the time can vary depending who you ask). Then proceeed as normal.
 
Not sure it will do anything to the taste. Main reason to cold crash with beer is that it encourages the yeast sediment and any dry hop additions to drop to the bottom of the FV, if you're then careful siphoning it out it should lead to a clearer end product. No reason the same principle couldn't be applied to a cider if you can be bothered.
What part should I cold crash at after carbing or before
 
What @Graz said. If you want to do it, wait until fermentation has stopped and then chill the cider down to around 4C for a few days (or more, the time can vary depending who you ask). Then proceeed as normal.
Thanks I've also read that if you want a still cider cold crash without carbing is it
 
What @Graz said. If you want to do it, wait until fermentation has stopped and then chill the cider down to around 4C for a few days (or more, the time can vary depending who you ask). Then proceeed as normal.
After the few days do I bring it back in warm before bottling etc
 
I haven't done cider, but for the beer I bottle it cold and leave it to warm up and carbonate for a couple of weeks.
 
Yeah, once it's carbed up, chill before serving. I'm not sure what the deal is with cider, but my beers taste best after two weeks of conditioning, but are carbed within a week.
 
I haven't done cider, but for the beer I bottle it cold and leave it to warm up and carbonate for a couple of weeks.
When I cold crash does it need to go in a fridge or us a shed ok. Also is there any need to rack off into another dj after I cold crash
 
soz I'm late on this one..doooooo!
watch out the bubbler or blow off tube when cold crashing...happened to me...sucked all the bottle contents into the brew...lol
but it was saved.
Bri
 
When I cold crash does it need to go in a fridge or us a shed ok. Also is there any need to rack off into another dj after I cold crash

Well if your shed goes down to 4C then it'll be fine, otherwise a fridge. I would say you'd need to rack off because the whole point of the cold crash is to make the yeast etc drop out of suspension.
 
Well if your shed goes down to 4C then it'll be fine, otherwise a fridge. I would say you'd need to rack off because the whole point of the cold crash is to make the yeast etc drop out of suspension.
So if I cold crash straight after fermentation rack off bottle then bring back into warm for couple weeks is that correct
 
ferment -> cold condition -> rack off -> prime -> bottle -> bottle condition -> drink -┐
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That's for beer anyways. Not sure how you work it for cider.
 
ferment -> cold condition -> rack off -> prime -> bottle -> bottle condition -> drink -┐
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That's for beer anyways. Not sure how you work it for cider.
Well I do all the above except the cold crash so I'll give it a go. Thanks
 
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