{"id":561,"date":"2008-10-21T21:32:50","date_gmt":"2008-10-22T01:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=561"},"modified":"2008-10-21T21:32:50","modified_gmt":"2008-10-22T01:32:50","slug":"2007-2008-hard-cider-bottled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2008\/10\/21\/2007-2008-hard-cider-bottled\/","title":{"rendered":"2007-2008 Hard Cider Bottled"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After letting it age in the carboy for almost a year I bottled my latest batch of hard cider tonight. Having sat for so long it had almost completely cleared<\/a>, resulting in some interestingly stratified sediment in the bottom<\/a>. After racking it into the bottling bucket I added 160g of dextrose and a packet of Red Star Pasteur Champagne Yeast which made the cider cloudy again, but it should settle in the bottles after carbonation.<\/p>\n

I was able to get exactly two cases (48 bottles) filled, plus one plastic bottle as a carbonation test container. Three of the glass bottles from the case used the dregs so it might have a bit more yeast in the bottom, but it should taste fine. These were specially marked so they may be avoided.<\/p>\n

This cider started out with an original gravity of 1.082 (on 10-Nov-2008 at 5:00 PM), was at 1.020 when racked to the smaller carboy for aging (24-Nov-2007 at 3:34 PM), and today read 1.005. Based on the formula in this Wikipedia article<\/a> those numbers puts the cider at 10.4% ABV. Not bad for some local cider, dark brown sugar, and local honey.<\/p>\n

Now I just have to wait a few weeks or so for it to carbonate before trying it. After that it might take a few more months to finish settling out and completely clear again, but it should be good to drink as soon as its fizzy. Tonight I drank the leftovers from establishing density and that tasted like a tart, lightly sweet heavy apple wine, so I have good hopes for it once it’s fizzy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After letting it age in the carboy for almost a year I bottled my latest batch of hard cider tonight. Having sat for so long…<\/p>\n

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