klay23
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is there still a need to wait the 2 weeks, etc?????// whats actually happening at this time?
If carbonation in bottles occurs quickly, ???
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klay23
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bare with me, im a nooB. im reading everything as fast as i can......... lol
Tall_Yotie
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The carbonation actually takes a while. The CO2 is produced quickly.
It takes a while for the CO2 to get back in solution and actually carbonate the beer. If you don't wait, either the beer will be flat or your beer will gush out of the bottle upon opening.
So the 2 weeks is needed to let the CO2 settle. Give it another week after that for conditioning so it tastes better. So, for most brews, 3 weeks after bottling you should be good to go and enjoy.
It takes a while for the CO2 to get back in solution and actually carbonate the beer. If you don't wait, either the beer will be flat or your beer will gush out of the bottle upon opening.
So the 2 weeks is needed to let the CO2 settle. Give it another week after that for conditioning so it tastes better. So, for most brews, 3 weeks after bottling you should be good to go and enjoy.
Vance71975
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Here is an easy no fail rule to follow. 1 month in primary 1 month in bottle for a low to average ABV beer with a starting gravity of 1.050 or less. For anything OVER 1.050 you can follow this rule:1 month in primary 1 month in secondary 2-4 months in the bottle. There are of course exceptions to the rule Beers over 1.090 , need 6 months to a year in the bottle to shine. Also Wheat Beers made with a Wheat yeast tend to be ready to drink much faster no matter how big they are, but a really big one may need 3 or 4 months. These are just rough guidelines to follow, as always use your sense of taste to tell when it is ready!
Exactly. A lot of times new brewers open their beers and they're fizzy and they start drinking them, thinking they're carbonated. But in reality the carbonation hasn't locked in.
Watch poindexter's video from my bottling blog.
Like he shows several times, even @ 1 week, all the hissing, all the foaming can and does happen, but until it's dissolved back into the beer, your don't really have carbonation, with tiny bubbles coming out of solution happening actually inside the glass, not JUST what's happening on the surface.
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rycov
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i agree with everyone else, just wanted to say hey to the OP. noticed your in Myrtle Beach, glad to see another brewer in the area!
klay23
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rycov said:
Wish we had a brew shop around, haha. Are you kegging? Curious about co2 and where you get it if you do. Any other myrtle beach guys around?..
