dchalladay
Active Member
So I just bottled by 2nd batch On my first batch I bottled, I let them sit for 2 weeks and a chilled one and opened it and it was perfect carbonation. I was busy so I didn't have time to drink the rest of them so they sit for about another week before I got a chance to get to them. When I opened them...boom...well it was more of a constant foam for 30+ seconds.
So i have a couple (some stupid) questions.
1) Does refrigerating bottles slow/stop the carbonation effects?
a) perhaps I just over carbonated my first batch and popped 1 first one at the perfect time?
2) Assuming I use the right of priming sugar, how long can I leave the beer in the bottles typically before the beer gets skunked/ruined? I don't really know the shelf life of homemade beers and if they differ from beers you'd buy elsewhere.
3) If chilling the beers stops the carbonation, should I just put them all in the fridge at two weeks if they are good and leave them?
a)If I leave them in the fridge, how long roughly will they last? Do they have a different life in the fridge vs out of the fridge?
Sorry for all the questions, I just want to get the hang of things before I move to a 5 gallon batch.
So i have a couple (some stupid) questions.
1) Does refrigerating bottles slow/stop the carbonation effects?
a) perhaps I just over carbonated my first batch and popped 1 first one at the perfect time?
2) Assuming I use the right of priming sugar, how long can I leave the beer in the bottles typically before the beer gets skunked/ruined? I don't really know the shelf life of homemade beers and if they differ from beers you'd buy elsewhere.
3) If chilling the beers stops the carbonation, should I just put them all in the fridge at two weeks if they are good and leave them?
a)If I leave them in the fridge, how long roughly will they last? Do they have a different life in the fridge vs out of the fridge?
Sorry for all the questions, I just want to get the hang of things before I move to a 5 gallon batch.