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06-07-2008, 04:32 PM
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how do major corporations carbonate and bottle their beer?
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how do macro beers like bud or miller carbonate their beer? just curious, I just don't get how they do it. how do they do it without bottle conditioning?
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06-07-2008, 04:33 PM
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take the beer, filter it into a brite tank, then pump CO2 gas through the beer (under CO2 pressure) through small pore stones until carbonates
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06-07-2008, 04:52 PM
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weird, that sounds lame. obviously the natural way is better. so, they pretty much do it like soda eh?
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06-07-2008, 04:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Righlander
weird, that sounds lame. obviously the natural way is better. so, they pretty much do it like soda eh?
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Their way is the natural way in my brewery.
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06-07-2008, 04:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Righlander
weird, that sounds lame. obviously the natural way is better. so, they pretty much do it like soda eh?
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Yup. And the result is the same- carbonation- CO2 in suspension. The only thing you miss out on are the little yeasties having an extra orgy in your beer.
And, to be honest, yes, pressure-carbing CO2 is lame. I mean, really, who doesn't want the yeast having an orgy in their beer? 
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06-07-2008, 05:27 PM
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Also, they are adding back the CO2 from the fermentation process. Obviously, not all of it.
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06-07-2008, 06:34 PM
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How is forced carbonation lame exactly? It's all I drink.
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06-07-2008, 06:36 PM
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How is forced carbonation lame exactly? It's all I drink.
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As far as I'm concerned, CO2 is CO2. I've noticed a slight difference when carbing with DME vs. corn sugar, but force carbing is the way to go.
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06-07-2008, 06:43 PM
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I cant wait till I have kegs for force carbing, how could you not?? Waiting 3 weeks for bottle conditioning sucks arse.
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06-07-2008, 06:46 PM
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Force carbing still takes a week, unless you prefer the shake, adjust, bleed, and foam method.
Plus, whose beer doesn't benefit from the extra time to condition?
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