Cider Fermentation Time

[whatwhat]

Hi I recently put on a apple cider batch, eight days ago to be exact. Black Rock apple cider 1kg dextrose 250g corn syrup 250 lactose i have used a wine yeast I am wondering if this will take longer to reach FG? The batch started life at 1044 and eight days later is still 1026. The brew has been kept at a fairly regular 16 degrees. It seems that my first venture in to cider is taking far longer than my eforts in the beer world to ferment. Is this normal?

 

[manticle]

Pretty normal. As long as it's dropping then just be patient and wait it out. The brew will be better in the long run.

 

[hirns]

The blackrock can's instructions state to leave it for fourteen days. I've just done a cider at 19C and I left it for three weeks. It was absolutely clear at bottling.

Hirns :icon_cheers:

 

[whatwhat]

Thanks for that people. I had put the can in the trash and for some reason remembered 5 -7 days for primary

 

[zarth]

Just bottled my first try at cider took over 4 weeks then i wasnt sure because sg was 1010 so left another 4 days same reading so i bottled.

 

[earle]

Seems to take longer to carb once bottled as well. Patience is the key.