Carbonation refers to dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) in beer, wine or soda. The container holding the liquid is held under pressure like in a keg or bottle. When the pressure is reduced, the carbon dioxide is released from the beverage as small bubbles.
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Over-carbonating in the bottle
I've had a few batches get a little too carbonated in the bottle. Currently, I have a delicious stout that fills two glasses on pour, and needs some time to settle down. That is, of course, if you ...
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Can I condition in growlers?
I read up a decent amount on conditioning in growlers before attempting it. I wanted to share my experience and see if others had had similar experiences.
The thinking, of course, is to minimize ...
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How long does 5lb of C02 last you?
I can never get a grip on how often I'll need to refill my C02. Sometimes it seems to last forever other times it seems very quick.
In general, if you are just using C02 to pour, how many soda kegs ...
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Massively Over-Carbonated Beer…What Do I Do?
Okay, so I made a mental error tonight when I was bottling and put 5 gallons worth of dried malt extract into 2 gallons of wort. I didn't realize the mistake until I had everything bottled. So now ...
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force carbonating a scotch heavy ale
I am brewing a scotch ale currently and haven't been able to determine how many volumes of co2 that it should have? also, what pressure should I put the beer under to carbonate to that many volumes. ...
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Will force-carbonated beer remain carbonated if poured into a bottle and capped?
If I pour kegged beer into bottles and immediately cap them to take with me for the evening, will it remain well-carbonated?
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Storing bottle conditioned beers and carbonation.
I store all my beer at 55 degrees. Do I need to worry about the beers that are bottle conditioned not being carbonated, or not being at the proper carbonation level? Should they already be carbonated ...
