Is there any way to make a bottle-fermented beer/cider sweeter?

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Is there any way to make a bottle-fermented beer/cider sweeter?

Mr. Boy

2016年8月17日 15:54

If you are bottling still, or force carbonating, you can presumably kill the yeast and then add sugar/syrup/honey/fruit juice to sweeten (though I don't know how).

But if you are bottle-fermenting then adding additional sugar will merely drive up the alcohol until a)the sugar is all gone b)the alcohol is so high it kills the yeast c)things go BANG

Is there any easy way around this problem, or it it an inherent limitation of bottle-fermentation?

Topic sweetness carbonation bottle-conditioning homebrew

Category Mac

nemmy · Accepted Answer · 2015年9月15日 10:44

Put in an unfermentable sugar prior to carbonating, like lactose.

Or sweeten it, carbonate in the the bottle and then pasteurize in a dishwasher to kill the yeast before it consumes all the sugars. Obviously you'd need to do this in glass bottles and it the right temperature.

Personally, the single time I've made bottle carbonated cider I was perfectly happy sweetening it in the glass with some apple juice. Freaking awesome to drink on a hot day.

Atron Seige · Accepted Answer · 2015年9月15日 07:33

Bottle fermentation? That sounds like option C... Did you mean bottle conditioning?

You can kill yeast by adding potassium sorbate or by pasturising the beer/cider. Then you can add whatever.

OR You can also use sugars that yeast cannot eat, like lactose.

Denny Conn · Accepted Answer · 2015年9月14日 18:58

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Denny Conn answered at 2015年9月14日 18:58

Yes, it's an inherent limitation. But you can always sweeten in the glass if you like.

Is there any way to make a bottle-fermented beer/cider sweeter?

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