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Devildog03

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My 2nd brew was a Belgian witbier, I fermented for a week with a final 1.010fg I bottle for three weeks and just tried my first bottle it looks great very clear, had a good witbier smell but taste like it's over carbonated, now looking back I do believe I over primed I put right st 6oz where I got that information I don't know but I read in a few places that it was good to add extra priming sugar for a witbier. It was kept at steady temp of 69. What can I do to save beer. It pours out good not a lot of foam liked I wanted but can anyone help
 
Like drinking a fountain drink but the soda has ran out, so there is nothing I can do, I've read done forums talking about popping the caps for 30 mins then recapping them for a week

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^Perfect head right there. If you want it slightly less carbonated, simply let it sit in the glass for a bit before drinking. The CO2 will come out of solution and dissipate into the atmosphere, making it less "prickly."
 
^Perfect head right there. If you want it slightly less carbonated, simply let it sit in the glass for a bit before drinking. The CO2 will come out of solution and dissipate into the atmosphere, making it less "prickly."

I concur...
& for future batches, use a priming calculator like the one found here
http://www.brewersfriend.com/stats
 
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Give it a more vigorous pour in a larger glass (or pour in half in the glass above). You'll have to wait a bit for the head to die down, or you can use the nose grease trick (I don't recommend this if you're pouring for someone else). Should taste a little less bubbly.
 
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