TimT
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So. I have a cider. (Well, six of them, but more on that in another post....) About 9 L of cider, can be easily tapped off when I need it.
I also happen to have a barrel that I very much want to put the cider in. About 10 L, a small thing intended mostly for people who want to barrelise port and stuff at home.
Anyway. Cider. Barrel. When to put them together? The cider is about a month old; most of the fermentation is done, though there's still a wee bit of pressure in the makeshift airlock (okay, a condom with a pinhole in the top).
Is it okay to barrelise the cider now? Will CO2 pressure be a problem with the barrel? I assume it will just degas itself?
(Nothing in the barrel at the moment but I haven't even fully put it together; I assume it'll be fine for the moment.)
I also happen to have a barrel that I very much want to put the cider in. About 10 L, a small thing intended mostly for people who want to barrelise port and stuff at home.
Anyway. Cider. Barrel. When to put them together? The cider is about a month old; most of the fermentation is done, though there's still a wee bit of pressure in the makeshift airlock (okay, a condom with a pinhole in the top).
Is it okay to barrelise the cider now? Will CO2 pressure be a problem with the barrel? I assume it will just degas itself?
(Nothing in the barrel at the moment but I haven't even fully put it together; I assume it'll be fine for the moment.)