first cider kit

[grazzer295]

my first cider kit is almost ready.I am planning to put it in a pressure barrell just wondering if this is a good idea for secondary fermentation and whe would be the best time to pressurise

 

[joe1002]

Welcome to the forum :

What pressure barrel are you using are are you priming it?

 

[grazzer295]

wasn't but i think about 5gm/pnt so think that works out at about 200gm is that about right the pressure barrel is a starter one from local brew shop

 

[joe1002]

200G is too much. I believe people use between 80-100g. You won't get it really fizzy in a pressure barrel as they will not hold enough pressure. You will need bottles or a cornie keg to get it really fizzy.

 

[graysalchemy]

If you use bottles it is about 7g/L, that will give you a really fizzy cider. However at that fizz it is likely to disturb the sediment at the bottom which is inevitable with bottle condition cider and beer.

 

[grazzer295]

thanks guys will certainly reduce the ammount of sugar downt to about 5gm a pint then so may be bout 100gm