maltbarleyhops
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how do i tell if my bottles are carbonating without opening one?
some people fill one 12oz pet soda bottle so they can tell by touch.
?? I don't think thats true. I've bottle conditioned a lot of beer. I can't specifically remember the pressure ever bubbling the cap out. I don't think it even happened on a batch I over carbed and the bottles exploded.There should be a slight bubbling on the cap, it being pushed out.
?? I don't think thats true. I've bottle conditioned a lot of beer. I can't specifically remember the pressure ever bubbling the cap out. I don't think it even happened on a batch I over carbed and the bottles exploded.
Please correct me if I'm wrong. I have 2 cases of bottle conditioned beer at home if this needs to be proven. I'd hate for a new brewer to see this and think his bottles weren't carbing up though.
how do i tell if my bottles are carbonating without opening one?
some people fill one 12oz pet soda bottle so they can tell by touch.
This will probably get some interesting replies. I noticed as my bottles have pressurized while conditioning that the "pitch" of the bottle has gone up when I tap on one. Probably due to the strain on the glass from the pressure.... Not a method that would work if you're tone def, or even a non-musician....
This is very cool, and it works. I have a newly bottled pumpkin ale and a summer wheat that's been in bottles for about two months, the fully carbed wheat bottles definitely have a higher pitch when you tap them.
On a side note, if comparing the pitches of two beer bottles they should probably be the same temperature. The "ting" of a cold fully carbed bottle sounds a lot like an uncarbed warm bottle.
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