Bottling Belgian-style beers

[ProblemChild]

Good morning all,


Looking for information on bottling a Saison. I am making my first attempt at this style and am curious about the carbonation level and capability of the bottle. This beer style seem s to be carbed to 2.8 – 3.0. I normally never go this high (on purpose) and was wondering of regular amber bottles could handle it or if I needed something else. If the batch turns out well, I will enter it in an Homebrew competition coming up in November and would rather not supply a bottle bomb.

Can anyone provide helpful info? Not sure if corked bottles will be accepted so that is another concern – is that allowed?

Finally, if I need a heavier bottle, can anyone provide information regarding acquisition of said bottles?

Thanks

 

[thehaze]

Yes, 3 vol CO2 will easily be handled by amber bottles. Some Hefe, Belgian and other german style beer bottles, are heavier and thicker, meaning they can hold a whole lot of pressure, more than 3 vol CO2.

This type of bottles can easily go 3+ vol CO2: https://www.hacker-pschorr.com/

 

[RPh_Guy]

I carbonated my most recent hefeweizen to 3.6 volumes in regular 12 oz long neck bottles.

Before that I carbonated my berliner to 3.4 volumes.

 

[deadwolfbones]

I've routinely carbed up to 3.2 for goses and Berliners in regular bottles.

 

[ncbrewer]

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