john bull country cider

[stevo1968]

hi all, got this john bull cider kit mixed it up & been in fermentation for 1 week now. took a reading with hydrometer reading was 1.022. i did put in a little more than 1 kg of tate & lyle sugar. fermntation seems to have stopped, would it be ok to bottle at this current reading ???

 

[Dunfie]

A quick answer would by no. Cider kits usually contain some malt extract so that you maintain a semblance of sweetness at the end of fermentation but at 1022 you havent got anywhere near final gravity. Give it a gentle rouse and then take a reading again is a day or two.

 

[stevo1968]

thanks dunfie, gave it a stir & will take another reading at 10 days, cheers :thumb:

 

[stevo1968]

took another reading today & it was 1.010, i think thats probably the best its going to get so im bottling up tommorrow.

 

[marshbrewer]

I'd be really tempted to leave it until I had 3 days of consistent readings before bottling.

 

[stevo1968]

got the exact same reading today so its in the bottles, dosen't really taste all that good.primed half with carb drops & half with just sugar, hopefully taste a bit better in a few weeks. :