Comments on: Making hard cider at home Q&A http://www.fermentarium.com/homebrewing/making-hard-cider-at-home-qa/ Everything you need to know about beer, wine, and homebrew Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: deege http://www.fermentarium.com/homebrewing/making-hard-cider-at-home-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-838 deege Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:11:00 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=639#comment-838 I think that would produce a great result. And you don't need to aerate. I'd just pitch. I think that would produce a great result. And you don’t need to aerate. I’d just pitch.

]]> By: Matt Spaeth http://www.fermentarium.com/homebrewing/making-hard-cider-at-home-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-837 Matt Spaeth Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:47:00 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=639#comment-837 My local Whole Foods carries a local organic unpasteurized cider. If I just pitch into this without adding any sulfites or pasteurizing, do you think I will get a good result? I using Lalvin K1-V1116. Also, do you need to aerate the cider must before pitching when there is no boil which releases oxygen?  My local Whole Foods carries a local organic unpasteurized cider. If I just pitch into this without adding any sulfites or pasteurizing, do you think I will get a good result? I using Lalvin K1-V1116. Also, do you need to aerate the cider must before pitching when there is no boil which releases oxygen? 

]]> By: fermentarium’s support of my decision: http://www.fermentarium.com/homebrewing/making-hard-cider-at-home-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-408 fermentarium’s support of my decision: Sun, 07 Nov 2010 19:02:53 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=639#comment-408 [...] fermentarium » Blog Archive » Making hard cider at home Q&A. [...] [...] fermentarium » Blog Archive » Making hard cider at home Q&A. [...]

]]> By: deege http://www.fermentarium.com/homebrewing/making-hard-cider-at-home-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-407 deege Sat, 30 Oct 2010 16:49:00 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=639#comment-407 No, you probably won't be able to do that. You'll need to force carbonate. The K-sorbate will inhibit the yeast, and thus prevent carbonation at bottling. Note: k-sorbate won't stop an active fermentation, it will just inhibit new fermentations from starting. See: http://www.fermentarium.com/homebrewing/winemaking/everything-you-know-about-potassium-sorbate-is-wrong/ No, you probably won’t be able to do that. You’ll need to force
carbonate. The K-sorbate will inhibit the yeast, and thus prevent
carbonation at bottling. Note: k-sorbate won’t stop an active
fermentation, it will just inhibit new fermentations from starting.

See: http://www.fermentarium.com/homebrewing/winemaking/everything-you-know-about-potassium-sorbate-is-wrong/

]]> By: Tomlipps47 http://www.fermentarium.com/homebrewing/making-hard-cider-at-home-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-406 Tomlipps47 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 15:18:00 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=639#comment-406 I like semi sweet carbonated cider. My first two batches I made were very good, however ended up tasting more like dry champayne. I now have a batch fermenting where I am going to use potassium sorbate once the fermenting is complete so that I can sweeten with honey and prevent further fermenting. By using the potassium, will I still be able to carbonate the cider by adding the bottling sugar? I like semi sweet carbonated cider. My first two batches I made were very good, however ended up tasting more like dry champayne. I now have a batch fermenting where I am going to use potassium sorbate once the fermenting is complete so that I can sweeten with honey and prevent further fermenting.
By using the potassium, will I still be able to carbonate the cider by adding the bottling sugar?

]]> By: deege http://www.fermentarium.com/homebrewing/making-hard-cider-at-home-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-400 deege Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:01:00 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=639#comment-400 You can either carbonate it by adding a little sugar at bottling, or force carbonate it in a keg. I force carbonate it. You can either carbonate it by adding a little sugar at bottling, or force carbonate it in a keg. I force carbonate it.

]]> By: Baileysbud2010 http://www.fermentarium.com/homebrewing/making-hard-cider-at-home-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-399 Baileysbud2010 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:55:00 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=639#comment-399 Once hard cider what is used to make a bit of sparkle in it? Once hard cider what is used to make a bit of sparkle in it?

]]> By: bazin! http://www.fermentarium.com/homebrewing/making-hard-cider-at-home-qa/comment-page-1/#comment-33 bazin! Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:13:37 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=639#comment-33 If you keg but don't add sorbate, aren't you getting renewed fermentation in the keg from adding apple juice or additional sugars? If you keg but don't add sorbate, aren't you getting renewed fermentation in the keg from adding apple juice or additional sugars?

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