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Subject: Cider Digest #1805, 25 August 2013
From: cider-request@talisman.com
Cider Digest #1805 25 August 2013
Cider and Perry Discussion Forum
Contents:
Re: Cider Digest #1803, 17 August 2013 (Barbara Ross)
Response to Corey Haugnen's keg questions: (Richard Schoeler)
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Subject: Re: Cider Digest #1803, 17 August 2013
From: Barbara Ross <barbaraross@telus.net>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 15:44:41 -0700
I am looking to upgrade my fruit press and was looking at a Lancman bladder
press. One of the comments that I have read is that "it is gentle on the
fruit and doesn't get too much of the tannins in the juice". Does anyone
have any experience making cider with this press? I would think I want
more tannin in cider then less.
Barbara Ross
West Kootenays, BC
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Subject: Response to Corey Haugnen's keg questions:
From: Richard Schoeler <rcschoeler@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:45:18 -0700 (PDT)
Corey Haugnen's keg questions:
I make 100 gallons of cider each year in Corny kegs and here are some
things I have learned along the way.
"Air is the enemy" so you need tight kegs which at low or no pressure
is tricky to achieve. Use a thin layer of food-grade silicon grease
on the lid o-ring. You can help seal things up by shooting 30 lbs of
pressure in a full keg for a moment to set the seals, then vent the keg.
not withstanding the "air" thing, don't overfill your kegs or you will have
a mess on your hand with cider bubbles through your airlock. Leave 1/4
inch between the surface of the cider and the bottom of the short "in"
tube. Also purge your kegs with CO2 before filling and periodically after
fermentation ends in case your corny is not as tight as you think it is.
I have left mine at basement temperatures until July, purging monthly with
CO2, with no problems and without any pressure. Think of a well sealed
keg as a big bottle as far as product shelf life is concerned.
I transfer from a fermentation tank into CO@ purged kegs at SG 1.005
w/o SO2 and then once from keg-to-keg when blending, sweetening,
etc. immediately before carbing, bottling and pasteurizing. Here is
a link with photos of my keg related kit and description of process
with each picture. FWIW, the best piece of kit I have is the
DIY keg airlocks found in this link. Hope its helpful to you.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49724240@N02/9556776846/in/set-72157635196675981
In the beginning I hated my leaky kegs but grew to love them with the
right understanding and fittings/hardware. They are a very reasonable way
for the amateur looking to transfer cider in an oxygen-free closed system
which i believe is paramount to a respectable finished product.
Richard S.
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