ocwo92
Well-Known Member
I've just begun to keg my beer instead of bottling it.
The short version: I'm speculating that my problems with gushing is neither caused by over-carbonation nor by infection, but by low yeast flocculation (or possibly bottles that are so clean that the sediment won't stick to the bottom of the bottles, although this seems a little unlikely). Regardless, it is evident that my beer gushes because particles are torn from the sediment causing nucleous for the CO2 that starts a chain reaction. By flushing the sediment, as will happen because a keg is emptied bottom-first, my theory is that the gushing will be eliminated. My first attempt seems to confirm my hypothesis, but there's an obvious chance that it's beginner's luck.
The longer version: here.
The short version: I'm speculating that my problems with gushing is neither caused by over-carbonation nor by infection, but by low yeast flocculation (or possibly bottles that are so clean that the sediment won't stick to the bottom of the bottles, although this seems a little unlikely). Regardless, it is evident that my beer gushes because particles are torn from the sediment causing nucleous for the CO2 that starts a chain reaction. By flushing the sediment, as will happen because a keg is emptied bottom-first, my theory is that the gushing will be eliminated. My first attempt seems to confirm my hypothesis, but there's an obvious chance that it's beginner's luck.
The longer version: here.