Pectolase in Cider - Worth adding it late?

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Mitchamitri

Pectolase in Cider - Worth adding it late?

Post by Mitchamitri » Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:54 am

I add pectolase to pulp prior to pressing, this maximises juice yield and must be a factor in my early pressings being crystal golden clear.

Forgot to add it to my last batch and am wondering if adding it now, two weeks after fermentation began will have any benefit at all?

Am not obsessed with having a clear cider but t does look nicer in the bottle.

Gurgeh

Re: Pectolase in Cider - Worth adding it late?

Post by Gurgeh » Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:52 pm

i don't bother with it at all. I got great extraction from my pommace and my cider is as clear as clear can be. I didn't realise apples had pectin in them.

Duffbeer

Re: Pectolase in Cider - Worth adding it late?

Post by Duffbeer » Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:33 pm

Adding it now will still work, not as effective as adding at the start but will still break down the pectin haze.

Apples are surprizingly quite high in pectin.

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