Mine is only a month old, but it fermented dry and not even close to clear. Back sweetened and but into a corner. Hope the taste comes around.
Cyser Tastes Thin
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I posted on this earlier and if anyone knows a better thread to post it to please let me know, but here goes. I have a 5 gallon batch of Ken Schramm's Fall Bounty going. I used pressed cider from an orchard. I followed the recipe pretty closely. Starting S.G. was 1115 after 12 hours or so. After week or so I racked from the crock into a 5 gal. carboy. S.G. was around 1.000 so I added 1 pound of honey.
At some point I was concerned about the clearing so I added a product called Super-Kleer which is a two step process using Kieselsol and Chitosan. It's been four months and the top 3 gallons or so are very clear, but the bottom two gallons or so have a very distinct dividing line from the top 3 and are fairly cloudy.
I don't know if anyone has experienced this but I am guessing the bottom two gallons are hazy because of pectin that is still in there ( I did use the suggested amount of pectic enzyme). SO I am going to rack a second time and was wondering if I should try to use separate one gallon containers and keep the two suspensions separate, or try and make them all homogenous with a little up and down of the siphon tube. Any input appreciated!
At some point I was concerned about the clearing so I added a product called Super-Kleer which is a two step process using Kieselsol and Chitosan. It's been four months and the top 3 gallons or so are very clear, but the bottom two gallons or so have a very distinct dividing line from the top 3 and are fairly cloudy.
I don't know if anyone has experienced this but I am guessing the bottom two gallons are hazy because of pectin that is still in there ( I did use the suggested amount of pectic enzyme). SO I am going to rack a second time and was wondering if I should try to use separate one gallon containers and keep the two suspensions separate, or try and make them all homogenous with a little up and down of the siphon tube. Any input appreciated!
Haha....yup been there, done that....was a baker years back, worked for a few family shops...only ones that weren't drama-fests were those where I worked with the owner and no other family members present (at least during my night shift
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