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Subject: Cider Digest #42 Fri Oct 4 11:00:05 EDT 1991
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 91 11:00:06 EDT
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Cider Digest #42 Fri Oct 4 11:00:05 EDT 1991
Forum for Discussion of Cider Issues
Jay Hersh, Digest Coordinator
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pasturize (Russ Gelinas)
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Date: Fri, 4 Oct 1991 9:19:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: R_GELINAS@unhh.unh.edu (Russ Gelinas)
Subject: pasturize
Pasturizing cider (or beer or whatever) *is* a good way to stop all
growth, but it is also a very good way to get hurt, especially if you're
dealing with a carbonated beverage. I've had many bottles explode in the
pasturization process. It's not really a problem if you have a heavy cover
on the pot, you just get cider/beer/whatver and glass mixed in with the
heated water. But, the bottles do EXPLODE, in capital letters! I've heard
a BOOM from the cellar, and gone down to find the ceramic-on-steel cover
blown across the brew-room, and shards of glass (and beer) all over. I'm
glad I wasn't checking the water temperature! I'm now also reluctant to
pasturize, but when I do, it's at a lower temp (~140) but for a longer time
(~45 min.), and I'm *extremely* cautious.
The point is, use a heavy cover on the pot when you pasturize, use the lid
as a shield when you want to see what's happening in the pot, and let the
the bottles cool quite a bit before you take them out. Don't get hurt.
Russ
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