copper2hopper
Well-Known Member
Ok so I couldn’t wait and pulled a sample for hydrometer reading this finished out at 1.012 from 1.053 at two weeks and the sample tasted AWESOME putting it at a 5.38%. If I was supposed to wait longer I’m sorry I just couldn’t. I felt like it was in right spot with just enough residual sugar to actually still remain pretty sweet tasting so I autosiphened about 4.75 gallons into the keg and it was coming out pretty shockingly clear even without cold crashing. I added about 2tsp of k-sorbate and 2.5 tabs of campden tablets to make sure this thing doesn’t kick back up. I then topped off with about 23oz of the tart cherry juice and a couple ounces of the honey dissolved into the warmed up juice. Got it carbonating now after shaking the hell out of it all to get it good and mixed and dissolved. Force carbonating at 30psi for about a day or two now and I’ll post back to y’all with updates then.