Robert_Paulson
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Okay, so right now I have three gallons of hard cider that is undergoing primary fermentation in a three gallon carboy. My question is related to adding flavors to the cider. I want to make some of these three gallons fruit flavored, some cinnamon flavored, and some just plain cider.
Once my cider is done with primary fermentation, could I siphon some of it into growlers, add flavors, and continue fermenting it in there kind of? I wouldn't be trying to carbonate in there, just add flavors to the cider, so I would use an airlock to let pressure escape.
After it has been in the growlers for a few days I would rack and bottle it, leaving the fruit or whatever behind, allowing it to carbonate in my swingtop bottles.
Does this sound like an okay plan? Will I be left with enough yeast to carbonate the cider in the swingtop bottles? The reason I'm doing it this way is so that I don't have to add all the flavoring stuff to each 12 ounce swingtop bottle, hopefully making each bottle more uniform and whatnot.
Shortened version:
Can I ferment in a 3-gallon carboy, then a 1/2 gallon growler with flavoring in it, and finally carbonate in swingtop bottles?
Thanks, and I appreciate any advice or suggestions.
Once my cider is done with primary fermentation, could I siphon some of it into growlers, add flavors, and continue fermenting it in there kind of? I wouldn't be trying to carbonate in there, just add flavors to the cider, so I would use an airlock to let pressure escape.
After it has been in the growlers for a few days I would rack and bottle it, leaving the fruit or whatever behind, allowing it to carbonate in my swingtop bottles.
Does this sound like an okay plan? Will I be left with enough yeast to carbonate the cider in the swingtop bottles? The reason I'm doing it this way is so that I don't have to add all the flavoring stuff to each 12 ounce swingtop bottle, hopefully making each bottle more uniform and whatnot.
Shortened version:
Can I ferment in a 3-gallon carboy, then a 1/2 gallon growler with flavoring in it, and finally carbonate in swingtop bottles?
Thanks, and I appreciate any advice or suggestions.