Fret not about bubbles

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I opened a bottle of the cheaty cider that I had decanted off and had been living in the fridge for a while.  It was rock hard.  When opened it was stupidly over-fizzy.  It took two minutes to open bit by bit and when finally open the bubbles poured out for some time.  The yeast, which had been sitting at the bottom, was also thoroughly mixed in by the furious bubbles.  Not ideal.

After drinking the cider (it was OK – if yeasty…) I filled the bottle with water and compared it’s tautness with the Christmas Ale and Cider.  There was no competition.  They are certainly more tight than just water, so off to the cellar they went.  After worrying about them being a bit soft, I am now quite relieved they are not as rock hard as the cider.