Carbonation question.
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Posted 17 April 2010 - 09:54 AM
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Posted 17 April 2010 - 04:37 PM
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Posted 17 April 2010 - 06:47 PM
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Posted 17 April 2010 - 07:16 PM
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Posted 17 April 2010 - 07:19 PM
Thanks, Cliff. That's a really good idea. If you were in my shoes, what would be your method of getting the beer into a couple of 20-oz. plastic soda bottles? Would you use an auto-siphon or do you siphon manually? Would you attach the bottle filler to the end of the siphoning hose or just crimp the hose when you're done. Of course, the brew has to be tranferred as "quietly" as possible to eliminate the chance of oxidation at this stage.NigeYour idea sounds good. I would use some soda bottles so you can tell if they are carbonating with out opening them.
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Posted 17 April 2010 - 07:34 PM
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Posted 17 April 2010 - 08:08 PM
I was afraid someone would say that. I'm getting impatient!! Brewed on 1/26, I'd hoped to bottle it this coming week (3 months later), but I guess you're right: I should just be patient. :/It's my first solo brew, and I knew it'd take a long time, but didn't think it'd be another couple months. Oh well, at least I've another in the secondary (gotta update my signature) and one or two more planned....Cheers.If it is still dropping, you definitely want to wait for it to finish fermenting before bottling.Given how slow it is going, it may take a month or more to stabilize.If you like it sweet, then that's what you should do!Now, when you add the priming sugar, you should also expect it to take a while to properly carbonate - could be a couple months even.
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Posted 17 April 2010 - 08:18 PM
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Posted 17 April 2010 - 08:24 PM
'Atta boy! (Assuming you're a boy.) Having a pipeline is better and does wonders for one's patience. I'm only on my second batch now, but it's the move. The wife recently got me a second 5-gallon carboy, so I've my 6-gallon one free for a primary on my next batch, which I'll be making especially and as a surprise for her. Shhhh. Don't anyone tell her!It will definitely be better to let it ferment out completely and wait however long that takes, rather than bottle too early and risk the bottle bombs. It is definitely good you have more beer ready, that way you can take your mind off the current batch, and allow it to be ready when it is ready.Having enough beer on hand was one thing that allowed me to make better beer as I wasn't rushing every batch to drink it. Now I have the opposite problem, I have too much beer on hand!
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Posted 17 April 2010 - 08:28 PM
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