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Subject: Priming a cider Author: wharfrat2 |
Aug 30th, 2010 12:43 am |
I just put together a cider and I realize it's got like 3-4 weeks until I bottle but my question is this. When I bottle a 5 gallon brew I use 3/4 c of corn sugar in 1 c water. Will that work for 4 gallons of cider or should I cut back on the sugar some to account for a gallon less to prime. Don't want bottle bombs.
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Subject: Re: Priming a cider Author: TomH |
Aug 30th, 2010 1:13 am |
use the calculator on this site and you should be spot on. Just guessing but you would overcarbonate if you decrease your volume by 1 gallon and still use the same amt of priming sugar. Cider isn't any different when priming vs beer.
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Subject: Re: Priming a cider Author: Free_America |
Aug 30th, 2010 4:15 am |
Don't measure by volume for priming sugar. You can do it 10 time and weigh each one and be off by well over 1 Oz. I aim for .8 an d1 Oz per gallon of beer, I'd do the same for the cider if I conditioned it in the bottle.
