I moved the two bottles away from it just in case, but I imagine the cooler temps and the extra space at the top (from bottling two bottles ) is giving it enough room to work. I might check again in a few weeks, but I’m pretty certain its ready to carry on. I’ll have to move it eventually when the night time temps drop below 40 or so, but until then its good to go.
Just two more weeks till I can try the July batch. I’m very curious about it since it was that troublesome batch with too much fizz in it.
I’ll have to see if I’m using the same brand applejuice or not. Another variable I can try to control in future batches.
Anyone want to donate a ‘kegerator’ or a micro brewery ? Lifetime cider can be yours!
LOL!
I talked to Doyle about it and he had some method for measuring PSI that sounded like it would work, but in the end I just had to have faith and decant the cider off to another water bottle, add some honey for flava, and close the lid. I bottled two bottles as insurance, and took the whole lot out to my garage.
I put the bottle in an empty plastic tub so if it does split open the resulting wave of cider will be contained. Not that it won’t hurt my feelings when that happens!
I did a lot of research on the home brewing websites and barring a discovery of one of those huge ceramic jugs some place most people bottled and dealt with the occasional explosion. OR they had much more high end set ups than I have, some including a ‘kegarator’ that can cost 1000’s. Sort of what I was after when I tried to find a fridge that would hold the bottles or one big bottle as in this case.
Pretty much at my limit for cider making unless someone starts donating apples.
OH darn, i was going to do that this fall. Look for some crab apples to crush up for flavor. Might be an october batch but at this point I doubt it.
Fermentation looks good now bubbling more than 1 a second. might extend the primary another day or two.
found there’s an orchard in valpo that does hard cider. hope to visit soon.
Anderson Orchards & Winery Inc, Valparaiso, IN
http://www.andersonswinery.com/