Re: hard cider

Do I bulk age it over the winter or in bottles?
"Charles H" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Stephen wrote:
>
> > I have made a hard cider and it has seemed to stop working. It is not
clear
> > at all and is very bitter. I would like a sweet apple taste when
finished.
> > As I said before its done fermitting but it is now getting what looks
like a
> > thin foam ring around top but not bubbling.
>
> Time to get some sulfite in there, either in campden tabelt or Pot-meta
> form. That's most likely some sort of film yeast forming. You'll want to
> float it off or somehow remove it before adding the sulfite. The
> bitterness will fade with time, at least it has in my experience. Cider
> is best aged over the winter at _least_
>
> > I needed to bottle it early because apple turns to cider quickly.
>
> That's the point of fermenting apples! To get cider :^) If you keep your
> containers topped up they won't turn into cider vinegar.
>
> -- 
> charles
>
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