davids47 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I am about to bottle a MJ apple cider and was wondering about bottling with out carbonation, is there any pitfalls in doing this like time it can be left in bottle ageing , my last cider i made ,we drank a lot of that before it carbonated up, and we liked it better that carbonated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 19 minutes ago, davids47 said: my last cider i made ,we drank a lot of that before it carbonated up, and we liked it better that carbonated Was there any CO2 in the early drinks that you liked better? i.e. was it just alcoholic apple juice or lightly carbed cider? If the 2nd you could just put small amounts of sugar in instead of teaspoonful levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashed Crabs Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 53 minutes ago, davids47 said: I am about to bottle a MJ apple cider and was wondering about bottling with out carbonation, is there any pitfalls in doing this like time it can be left in bottle ageing , my last cider i made ,we drank a lot of that before it carbonated up, and we liked it better that carbonated No issue at all I don't carbonate a lot of my ciders I make as I prefer them that way. I also find with mine ageing doesn't improve them at all so if you don't mind them uncarbonated the turn around from FV to your stubby is really quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleStavvy Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Scrumpy cider back in the 80's....no bubbles....mmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davids47 Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Thanks for reply will get on and get bottles washed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davids47 Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Got this as a reply from MJ Thanks for your patience while I consulted the tech team about this. The advice I have from the tech team is that you need to be very careful to avoid the cider becoming badly oxidised very quickly. Also the shelf life once bottled is very short if there’s no co2. I’d recommend reducing the amount of priming sugar significantly. As long as there’s enough to give a hiss when the bottle opens, there’s enough to keep it fresh – maybe 25%-50% of what he would normally use. Then it would be a gently sparkling cider but not entirely flat. I hope this helps, Many Thanks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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