Hey,
Been reading through a lot of the detailed posts through here but thought I would ask some questions from the resident brew gods.
This would be my first batch of home brewing, and as such i expect I will screw up a few things. Im considering getting one of the kits just to mess with, but semi-reluctant to make stuff I wont drink considering others on this forums opinions on the blackrock stuff!
Long story short: Objective of making a cider without chemicals, specifically anything sulphar based. Having some form of cleaning product to cleanse fermenters\bottles\etc is fine,though has anyone tried simple heat sterilisation, or does it not work??, but im keen not to use any campaden or equivilent.
Lurking on an american forum, and in the cider section one of their cider gods or equivilents suggests stove top pasturising the glass bottles after a few days of carbonation
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/easy-stove...ng-pics-193295/
However the risks seem....high. Glass + gas + Hot liquid seems like a bad combination imho.
So: Whats the other options? Cold Crashing would work, but then its stuck in the fridge, and my fridge space is...limited at best. The "Minister for Finance, war and fridge space allocation" will prolly shoot me if half the fridge is occupied by cider!.
Is pre bottling pasturization (to kill the yeast), ie syphon from fermenter to stove top, raise to 60 C then bottle + co2 tabs (though this would be probably Chalk based product I assume, so may impart a slightly chalky flavor) an option?
Impart your wisdom on me!
edit1: should say this would be bottle stored, not Keg.
Been reading through a lot of the detailed posts through here but thought I would ask some questions from the resident brew gods.
This would be my first batch of home brewing, and as such i expect I will screw up a few things. Im considering getting one of the kits just to mess with, but semi-reluctant to make stuff I wont drink considering others on this forums opinions on the blackrock stuff!
Long story short: Objective of making a cider without chemicals, specifically anything sulphar based. Having some form of cleaning product to cleanse fermenters\bottles\etc is fine,though has anyone tried simple heat sterilisation, or does it not work??, but im keen not to use any campaden or equivilent.
Lurking on an american forum, and in the cider section one of their cider gods or equivilents suggests stove top pasturising the glass bottles after a few days of carbonation
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/easy-stove...ng-pics-193295/
However the risks seem....high. Glass + gas + Hot liquid seems like a bad combination imho.
So: Whats the other options? Cold Crashing would work, but then its stuck in the fridge, and my fridge space is...limited at best. The "Minister for Finance, war and fridge space allocation" will prolly shoot me if half the fridge is occupied by cider!.
Is pre bottling pasturization (to kill the yeast), ie syphon from fermenter to stove top, raise to 60 C then bottle + co2 tabs (though this would be probably Chalk based product I assume, so may impart a slightly chalky flavor) an option?
Impart your wisdom on me!
edit1: should say this would be bottle stored, not Keg.