mdf191
Well-Known Member
I am covered in beer from attempting to figure out a good way to transport beer to a party tonight. Using the cobra/rack can/ rubber stopper just ended in me taking a shower in beer. I needed the psi as a MUCH LOWER lvl!!
Anyways I have alot of growlers, and they are really what I would like to transport in. The attempt at using a flip top bottle was because I had a failed carbonation attempt in a growlers. Last night I poured abouit 2 inches of beer into a growler from my tap, screwed on the lid....and left it in my kegerator fridge over night. I was hoping to come open it today and still have it carbed....thus making me feel I can safely fill a few of these guys and bring them to my party tonight without losing carb and wasting beautiful beer. But the beer was flat.....very flat this morning.
I have come up with a few possible reasons why... 1) by filling only two inches of beer the c02 simply left the beer into the remaining air space in the growler. If that is the case then hopefully a full growler wouldnt have that prolem. 2) I have know clue what I am doing and either my lids or method of pouring are not right.
I have read post's of people saying they have plenty of success carrying growlers of their own beer. How Should I do this, so I can do it successfully?! I have seen several approachs used to filling growlers at brew pubs...some just pour right from the tab into a tilted growlers and let it fill to the to overflowing foam until the beer reaches the top then caping. And some have a hose that goes from the tap to the bottom of the jug( to decrease foam?).
I have some tubing so I can either, fill from my tap direct into my growlers fill to top...allow foam overflow and cap. Or I can use the tub method. Also I would chill the bottles before filling. Is that all I need to do? Will this work? OR will i get to the party and open up flat growlers of beer?
Anyways I have alot of growlers, and they are really what I would like to transport in. The attempt at using a flip top bottle was because I had a failed carbonation attempt in a growlers. Last night I poured abouit 2 inches of beer into a growler from my tap, screwed on the lid....and left it in my kegerator fridge over night. I was hoping to come open it today and still have it carbed....thus making me feel I can safely fill a few of these guys and bring them to my party tonight without losing carb and wasting beautiful beer. But the beer was flat.....very flat this morning.
I have come up with a few possible reasons why... 1) by filling only two inches of beer the c02 simply left the beer into the remaining air space in the growler. If that is the case then hopefully a full growler wouldnt have that prolem. 2) I have know clue what I am doing and either my lids or method of pouring are not right.
I have read post's of people saying they have plenty of success carrying growlers of their own beer. How Should I do this, so I can do it successfully?! I have seen several approachs used to filling growlers at brew pubs...some just pour right from the tab into a tilted growlers and let it fill to the to overflowing foam until the beer reaches the top then caping. And some have a hose that goes from the tap to the bottom of the jug( to decrease foam?).
I have some tubing so I can either, fill from my tap direct into my growlers fill to top...allow foam overflow and cap. Or I can use the tub method. Also I would chill the bottles before filling. Is that all I need to do? Will this work? OR will i get to the party and open up flat growlers of beer?