At this point you should have a slightly flattened bottle with no air in it. As you screw on the carbonator top squeeze the air out of the bottle. The colder it is, the more CO2 it will absorb. Anyway, fill the bottle with liquid only up to the shoulder. It WILL blow and you'll have juice (and ants) everywhere. They are designed to handle the pressure. Here is how I carbonate everything (water, cider, grape juice, apple juice, etc.). Greetings, I also carbonate at home, and have made this cider. Put you bottle in the fridge to rest or you can be brave and open it right away, it will release a lot of gas.Repeat the process a couple of time until no more CO 2 will dissolve.As the CO 2 dissolves the bottle will become softer. The bottle will be rock hard and you won't here any more gas. Carbonate, I use 50 PSI in my carbonator.Once chilled, put the carbonator cap on and squeeze all the air out of the bottle.You don't want them to freeze but you want them very cold. Put the 2 liters in the freezer to rapidly chill.If you took a hydrometer sample at the beginning now is the time to take a final gravity reading. Leave about 4 inches of space at the top of the bottle. I use old 2 liter soda bottles for the carbonation process. Next, siphon or carefully pour off the cider leaving the yeast behind.
Place the cider in the refrigerator to cold crash the yeast. Remove the airlock and put the cap back on.
Did you build that carbonator? Great!! Here's what to do next: Okay, it's been 3 weeks, fermentation should have slowed down but still be a little active. If the cider bubbles into your airlock, just carefully remove it, rinse it and refill it with alcohol or water. Check periodically especially in the first week when fermentation is most vigorous.
Keep the juice in a cool location between 15-24C (59-74F) I keep mine at 20C (68F).You can use water but if it does bubble over you are only adding more alcohol to your cider and not diluting with water. I fill the airlock with vodka because its more sterile than water. Give it a quick shake again and put the rubber stopper with the airlock on it.If you are taking a hydrometer reading, now is the time to do it. Add back some of the remaining juice, about a 1/2 cup, until there is a couple of inches of space at the top.Put the cap back on the bottle and shake shake shake the bottle.Wait a few minutes for the yeast to sink. Starting with 1 gallon of tree top apple juice, remove about 2 cups juice, save for later.
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