Tony Scott
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I have epic fails on getting some of my batches of cider to carbonate in the bottle and without giving you a long history of the things I have tried, wanted to ask the following questions.
My best luck has been when I stir the priming sugar into the batch before bottling and also when I use the same variety of yeast that I started with, stirring that in to the batch before bottling.
Whenever I have used a different yeast at bottling, I have had an epic fail. I let my cider settle out and clear for weeks, so I am pretty convinced I need to add more yeast at bottling.
From brew shops, I get two answers.
Thank You in advance,
Tony
- Hydrate the yeast prior to using it in bottling?
- The manufacturers all say "yes" and my local brew shops say "NO NO NO"
- Add grains of dry yeast in to the bottles of primed liquid -or- stir the yeast in the bucket with the priming sugar?
My best luck has been when I stir the priming sugar into the batch before bottling and also when I use the same variety of yeast that I started with, stirring that in to the batch before bottling.
Whenever I have used a different yeast at bottling, I have had an epic fail. I let my cider settle out and clear for weeks, so I am pretty convinced I need to add more yeast at bottling.
From brew shops, I get two answers.
- You should not need to add yeast
- Oh, yeah, definitely!
Thank You in advance,
Tony