http://www.cheapdraft.com/2008/03/18/dry-cider/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:48:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.cheapdraft.com/2008/03/18/dry-cider/#comment-73 GARYSMIFF Wed, 14 May 2008 21:43:42 +0000 http://www.cheapdraft.com/2008/03/18/dry-cider/#comment-73 I am a cider home brewer and enjoy a sweet cider, my cider always comes out very dry,I keg my cider in korney kegs and store in my home made kegerator,kepping it at a cool 40 F. I also use campden tablets in the 4 gallon batch but only use 4 tablets and sweeten to taste, this so far! seems to stop any aditional ferment. I must also note that I do not sweeten the cider for around a week after adding the Campden tablets as I have found that strange tastes exist if I add the sugar at the same time. I also expect that after finning the cider and the design of the korney keg the yeast deposits exit on the first few pints leaving little yeast to ferment and what is left does not like the low temprature. Carbonation is not a problem with the korney as CO2 is injected via gas a bottle, I am sure a lot of home brewers use the extra sugar to condition the cider. I am a cider home brewer and enjoy a sweet cider, my cider always comes out very dry,I keg my cider in korney kegs
and store in my home made kegerator,kepping it at a cool 40 F. I also use campden tablets in the 4 gallon batch but
only use 4 tablets and sweeten to taste, this so far! seems to stop any aditional ferment. I must also note that I do not
sweeten the cider for around a week after adding the Campden tablets as I have found that strange tastes exist if I add
the sugar at the same time. I also expect that after finning the cider and the design of the korney keg the yeast deposits
exit on the first few pints leaving little yeast to ferment and what is left does not like the low temprature.
Carbonation is not a problem with the korney as CO2 is injected via gas a bottle, I am sure a lot of home brewers use the
extra sugar to condition the cider.

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