Bubble suicide...

tireater · Apr 24, 2009

After putting 5 gal of American ale in a better bottle and shaking it up good...
It is obvious the large bubbles on top pop quicker than normal and leave no surface bubbles...Why is that ?

BargainFittings · Apr 25, 2009

Not sure. Probably just a property of the protein mix of the wort.

tireater · Apr 25, 2009

Thanks for the reply....
Just wondering why the bubbles went away so fast...no matter how much I shook it...

BargainFittings · Apr 26, 2009

After some thought, it might be hop oils doing it too.

Did you have big late additions of hops on this batch?

PseudoChef · Apr 26, 2009

Larger bubbles just have larger surface area, thus it's harder for them to sustain their shape.

tireater · Apr 26, 2009

At the start of the boil....I take a few minutes and skim the foam off...before I put the hops in...
I just thought it was wierd how fast the bubbles popped...I guess hop oil could do it....???

Bubble suicide...

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