Carb question

[kmenard]

I got one of those little water bottles. It got hard, I opened it to check for a good level of carb...and POP...'sploded.

I cautiously then checked the bottles, and hardly any carbonation at all.

Do I need to use a bigger plastic bottle to do this?

 

[manoaction]

How long had it been sitting in the bottle? There is a pressure curve that highly pressurizes the bottle before the beer absorbs it. This means your bottles can break but your beer will still be flat.

What sort of prison are you brewing in that empty beer bottles and a $15 dollar capper are outside your reach?

 

[kmenard]

How long had it been sitting in the bottle? There is a pressure curve that highly pressurizes the bottle before the beer absorbs it. This means your bottles can break but your beer will still be flat.

What sort of prison are you brewing in that empty beer bottles and a $15 dollar capper are outside your reach?

I was told one of the ways to keep an eye on pressure and prevent bottle bombs was to put some in a plastic container...when the container got hard, the bottles were ready to be chilled or pasteurized.

 

[Yooper]

I was told one of the ways to keep an eye on pressure and prevent bottle bombs was to put some in a plastic container...when the container got hard, the bottles were ready to be chilled or pasteurized.

Well, yes. but you have to use soda bottles or something that can handle carbonation, and not water bottles. Bottled water isn't carbonated, and their bottles aren't designed to be reused OR to hold carbonated beverages!