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Posted: 12/23/2014 12:39:19 AM EDT
I finally broke down and bought the rest of the supplies that I needed to keg my cider. The wife told me that she had promised her friends cider that was clear and tasty for Christmas so I was forced
 to answer the call to mechanically carbonate (time constraints).Holy cow, I should have done this two years ago. I was able to make a good batch of cider, pitch in some sorbate and meta-bisulfite and then put it on the gas. I tried it today and it was a little low on the carb so I did the shake the keg trick and wow, it was perfect after ten minutes! I was able to bottle 4 bottles to take to the in-laws Christmas party tomorrow using the Homebrew Talk BMBF and it worked perfectly. Which was good because everything else was being difficult. Bottom line, if you are not kegging, start! On another note, I think I may have made it a little higher ABV than intended. The wife had half a glass and could feel it. She told me that I had to warn people about it because it was so sweet and had no alcohol taste. I just laughed and said, "Sure babe."  |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 12:43:41 AM EDT
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 Tis the season...
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Posted: 12/23/2014 12:57:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Tis the season...Next up is a pure concoction with no brewing involved. A keg of lemonade with a big bottle of vodka in it, then carb and serve. Essentially it will be alcoholic San Pellegrino.
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Posted: 12/23/2014 7:37:12 AM EDT
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Yeah, it didn't take me long to start kegging. I can't tell you how much I hated dealing with bottling. I still do a little for camping trips, but that's it. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 11:31:01 AM EDT
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I bottled probably 5 batches then kegged. When you can go from fermenter too glass in a day or so you will never go back. Washing and sanitizing one giant container rather that cases of bottles, and the few minutes required to fill the keg as opposed to the little tiny bottles make kegging a no brainer.
Welcome to the dark-side. |
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Posted: 12/23/2014 3:19:45 PM EDT
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Getting a keg setup was by far one of the best things i did for my brewing.
Plus, now the vast bulk of the beer that i drink is beer that i brew. Still need to get some perlicks though, im just useing picnic lines at the moment 
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Posted: 1/2/2015 5:25:13 PM EDT
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Next up is a pure concoction with no brewing involved. A keg of lemonade with a big bottle of vodka in it, then carb and serve. Essentially it will be alcoholic San Pellegrino.
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Tis the season...Next up is a pure concoction with no brewing involved. A keg of lemonade with a big bottle of vodka in it, then carb and serve. Essentially it will be alcoholic San Pellegrino.
Kegging is BY FAR the way to go. Just be careful with this ^^. That mix should be good (  ), just watch out for mixing these types of items - not so much for any danger aspect, it's just they can taint your beer lines into a permanent off-flavor for anything else that goes through that line.
Otherwise, drink up! 
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