K kendalljd7 Member Joined Oct 19, 2008 Messages 14 Reaction score 0 Mar 26, 2009 #1 Should I or is it ok to bottle soda without sanitizing since they aren't sitting around as long as a beer fermentation?
Should I or is it ok to bottle soda without sanitizing since they aren't sitting around as long as a beer fermentation?
conpewter Well-Known Member Joined Nov 2, 2007 Messages 5,076 Reaction score 59 Location East Dundee, Illinois Mar 26, 2009 #2 They should be sanitized, you want the yeast eating the sugars to produce Co2. They stop at fridge temps so that your bottles won't blow up. There are bacteria that will keep working at fridge temps (lager yeast do, though yeast is a fungus...).
They should be sanitized, you want the yeast eating the sugars to produce Co2. They stop at fridge temps so that your bottles won't blow up. There are bacteria that will keep working at fridge temps (lager yeast do, though yeast is a fungus...).