Cider Digest #1830

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Subject: Cider Digest #1830, 6 December 2013 
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Cider Digest #1830                                         6 December 2013 

                 Cider and Perry Discussion Forum 

Contents: 
  Final Gravity / Stuck Ferment (John Ela) 

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Subject: Final Gravity / Stuck Ferment 
From: John Ela <ela.john.b@gmail.com> 
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 09:47:24 -0600 

I'm new to this cidermaking business, so thanks for bearing with me. 

I have a number of batches of cider going, with a variety of apples and 
yeasts, all at 60°F. All started around 1.045-1.055 and all have stalled 
out between 1.015-1.018 for a week or two. I'm trying to ferment to 
dryness, if only to boost the ABV. The fellow at the homebrew store said 
the cider is done and the rest is non-fermentable sugar; all the literature 
I've read says it should go to 1.000. I'm thinking about stirring and 
adding nutrient to reactivate fermentation. Does anyone have advice? 

Many thanks, 

John Ela 

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