What to do with berliner weiss?

Whisler85 · 03-03-2009, 06:25 PM

i have a berliner weiss kicking butt in the primary right now, and i was wondering how i was going to package it for serving

i dont really want to put it in the keg, because i feel like the lactobacillus i added could cause me grief in the future

it is supposed to be carbonated to 3.5 to 4 volumes, and i am wondering if the sierra nevada bottles that i use will handle that- if nothing else it will make overpriming/bottlebombs more probable

has anyone had experience with higher carbonation beers? this also applies to the belgian golden strong i am working on and im wondering what to do with these beers

Glibbidy · 03-03-2009, 06:29 PM

I use the Belgian style 750 ml bottles with a cage and cork for my Belgians. The bottles are rated for the higher CO2 volumes and can handle the stress. Haven't lost any yet.
Westmalle & Orval bottles will also work too!

**the_bird** · 03-03-2009, 06:32 PM

I'd been planning on brewing a Berliner Weisse (never got around to it), and was saving up champaign bottles for that purpose. Didn't Napoleon call it the "Champaign of the North" or something?

Glibbidy · 03-03-2009, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by the_bird

Didn't Napoleon call it the "Champaign of the North" or something?

I think it was breakfast of champions.
I suspect those champagne bottles should also work very well. You could even save the corks to re-use for the same style.