# Cider Carbonation

**URL:** <https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/cider-carbonation/31169>\
**Category:** Other Fermentables\
**Created:** [April 9, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/cider-carbonation/31169 "2021-04-09T17:48:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![LaVida](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b487fb/32.png) [@LaVida](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/LaVida)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/cider-carbonation/31169/1 "2021-04-09T17:48:08Z")

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I have made my first batch of hard cider and for bottling and carbonation I have used corn sugar (36 g/Gal)  
The carbonation was great after a few weeks but the cider lost almost all it carbonation after 5 month.  
Is there a shelf life or am I doing something wrong?  
Any tips for cider carbonation?

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**Author:** ![dmtaylor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/dmtaylor/32/9644_2.png) [@dmtaylor](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/dmtaylor)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/cider-carbonation/31169/2 "2021-04-09T17:52:13Z")

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Welcome to forum.

It seems like your bottle caps must have been leaking.&nbsp; This is not normal.&nbsp; You might need to try different caps or a different capper to ensure a good seal.&nbsp; My ciders remain carbonated for several years with no change or loss of carbonation.

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**Author:** ![erockrph](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/erockrph/32/13330_2.png) [@erockrph](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/erockrph)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/cider-carbonation/31169/3 "2021-04-09T18:05:18Z")

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> [@dmtaylor](#):
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> Welcome to forum.
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> It seems like your bottle caps must have been leaking.&nbsp; This is not normal.&nbsp; You might need to try different caps or a different capper to ensure a good seal.&nbsp; My ciders remain carbonated for several years with no change or loss of carbonation.

Agreed. I had a crappy wing capper once that wouldn’t make a good seal. If you looked carefully at the caps you could see that it wasn’t crimped all the way around. A good crown cap will hold carbonation for years, possibly decades.