What's avg amount of time to age?Losses any off odors
Regains some lost flavor
While ur aging it for months in carboy is it capped or with an airlock?Commercial bulk ciders age less but they control fermentation temps and nutrients. Small batch artisanal ciders use wild yeasts and cold ferment for much longer. Some age over a year. I usually age 3-6 mos. in the secondary vessel (glass carboy).
Very cool. Dig the color variations!It’s in the corner of my basement. With S Airlock. Temps usually less than 60 deg. F for the first 3-4 months.
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Very cool. Dig the color variations!
So far I age my cider in a carboy under an airlock. What are the pros and cons to aging it that why vs. in the bottle under a cap and in the corny keg under pressure?
Can ya safely age in a sealed keg that's Not under pressure? ie) is oxidation a riskAirlocks leak. Oxygen and bacteria can creep in over time and cause trouble.
Bottles are much safer for long-term storage.
CO2 pressure in a keg is safest, AND you'll get the best carbonation that way.
That being said, I just bottled my 2016 batch that was in a glass carboy for 12.5 months. It does in fact taste a little "oxidized", or something is a little off in it, but still drinkable. I won't be doing that ever again. Glad to finally have it bottled where it won't change much anymore. I do not have a kegging system, otherwise I would have done that long ago.
Can ya safely age in a sealed keg that's Not under pressure? ie) is oxidation a risk
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Can ya safely age in a sealed keg that's Not under pressure? ie) is oxidation a risk
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