trn
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I have a few outstanding questions I haven't resolved... that would be "outstanding" as in "not resolved", not as in "great".
1) I'm using a hardware store bucket for bottling. Is using a non-food grade bucket for bottling bad?
2) My first two batches are gushers. If I open the bottle, it foams for a good while. If I pour the beer into a pitcher and wait for the head to drop it's OK, but it's obviously something I need to fix. One thing that I was thinking is that I was stupidly inefficient with my racking, so the 3/4 cup per 5 gallons ended up being like 3/4 cups for less than 4 gallons. Is this enough to make gushers? In case you ask, hydrometer readings were constant for consecutive readings before bottling.
3) Totally, anecdotal, but I bottled into 12 oz and 22 oz bottles. I feel that beer conditions better in 22 oz bottles. Am I full of $#!+ or is there something too this?
trn
1) I'm using a hardware store bucket for bottling. Is using a non-food grade bucket for bottling bad?
2) My first two batches are gushers. If I open the bottle, it foams for a good while. If I pour the beer into a pitcher and wait for the head to drop it's OK, but it's obviously something I need to fix. One thing that I was thinking is that I was stupidly inefficient with my racking, so the 3/4 cup per 5 gallons ended up being like 3/4 cups for less than 4 gallons. Is this enough to make gushers? In case you ask, hydrometer readings were constant for consecutive readings before bottling.
3) Totally, anecdotal, but I bottled into 12 oz and 22 oz bottles. I feel that beer conditions better in 22 oz bottles. Am I full of $#!+ or is there something too this?
trn