Storage position for sparkling cidr bottles

[The_italian_cider_maker]

Hi all! Hope the Easter is going great for you all!

I used my Easter weekend to bottle my cider batches.

I added priming sugar to obtain champagne style cider (I used heavy champagne bottles).

Now I'm in doubt because I don't know if store the bottles in horizontal or upright position...

Any advice??

Thank you all and happy Easter again!

 

[Maylar]

it matters not.

 

[The_italian_cider_maker]

it matters not.

Sure? The cork will not be affected by the contact with cider?

Or it would be better to "prime" the cork by the contact with the liquid for the first week or more? And only after move the bottle in the upright position?

 

[NTexBrewer]

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/06/storing-wine-on-its-side-is-bullsht-says-scientist/
I’m thinking do whatever makes you happy. Doing a quick internet search seems that even experts can’t come to an agreement. I did find some articles that talked about not storing bottles in the refrigerator upright for a long time as this can accelerate the drying of the cork. I think temperature and light are more detrimental to your cider then how you store them.

If it were me, I would store the bottles upright for a couple weeks so the sediment from the refermentation settles to the bottom and then store them however you want.

 

[Chalkyt]

Have you used corks or crown caps? I simply seal all my bottled cider with crown caps and so it doesn't matter how they are stored, although upright lets any sediment settle in the bottom of the bottle.

 

[The_italian_cider_maker]

@Chalkyt I used corks for champagne.

I've primed with sugar because I want ot obtain a sparkling cider, champagne style.

 

[Chalkyt]

I guess it then depends on how long before you drink it. The idea with corks is to store the bottles on their side so that the corks remain in contact with the contents and don't dry out which can allow O2 to enter the bottle and oxidise the contents. But I think this is only a real problem with wine stored for many years. My cider doesn't last that long!

 

[The_italian_cider_maker]

@Chalkyt my idea is to age in bottle for a period between 6 months and 1/2 years and look what's the result.

Do you think it would be possible?
The bottles are in a dark and fresh room.

 

[Chalkyt]

I have a few left that were bottled in 2018 and 2019. They are crown capped and stored upright in the dark at around 15C-18C, and have "matured" to the point where they are better than when they were bottled. Carbonation is still good.