Carbonation Recommendations

[GibbyGibson]

So I'm finishing my first sour and I'm unsure of how much carnonation I want to put into the bottles. I wanted to reach out and find out what everyone thinks. Here's my finished product.

Brewed a Partial Saison with no finishing hops. Added Brett, oak chips, and 2lbs of raspberries into the secondary. Let it ride the wave for 10 months. OG=1.072, FG=1.010. The little tasters I have had were very, very light sourness evenly balanced with the sweetness from the raspberries.

I was thinking about 2.8-3.0 volumes of CO2 to keep it light and bubbly. I've never done volumes that high and am hesitant of bottle bombs. Thoughts?

 

[eastoak]

what are you bottling in? champagne bottles can take lots of pressure in relation to regular 12 oz bottles. i used to bottle my sours in champagne bottles sold at my local shop but now i keg them, i hate bottling.

 

[TipsySaint]

Most regular beer bottles should hold about 50PSI. So 3.0 Volumes CO2 at 77 F is about 50PSI, so as long as you don't let them get above 77 F you should be fine....

here is a really helpful link:

https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/forum/index.php?topic=15376.0

 

[GibbyGibson]

Most regular beer bottles should hold about 50PSI. So 3.0 Volumes CO2 at 77 F is about 50PSI, so as long as you don't let them get above 77 F you should be fine....

here is a really helpful link:

https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/forum/index.php?topic=15376.0

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Thanks for the tip. I kept it lower. 2.75 volumes. Regular beer bottles saved up over the years and one growler. I'm keeping it about 68F consistently in my basement for 2 weeks or so. Still keeping my fingers crossed though. Third round of reusing these bottles. Thanks again.

 

[GibbyGibson]

Most regular beer bottles should hold about 50PSI. So 3.0 Volumes CO2 at 77 F is about 50PSI, so as long as you don't let them get above 77 F you should be fine....

here is a really helpful link:

https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/forum/index.php?topic=15376.0

Thanks for the tip. I kept it lower. 2.75 volumes. Regular beer bottles saved up over the years and one growler. I'm keeping it about 68F consistently in my basement for 2 weeks or so. Still keeping my fingers crossed though. Third round of reusing these bottles. Please no bombs. Thanks again. Will definitely save this link for the future.

 

[Singletrack]

I consistently go up to 3.25 vol in bombers from a variety of sources without a failure. I have decided this is my limit, so I can't say what the explosion point is. Would be fun to find out though. (With proper safety measures of course.)

 

[cjgenever]

I consistently go up to 3.25 vol in bombers from a variety of sources without a failure. I have decided this my limit, so I can't say what the explosion point is. Would be fun to find out though. (With proper safety measures of course.)

Challenge accepted. I love explosions

 

[Singletrack]

Challenge accepted. I love explosions

Exxxxxcellent. Let us know your test protocol and safety measures. I'm thinking we need to know the explosion point to the nearest 0.25 volumes, and we don't want a couple outliers to skew the results, so you should plan on exploding at least a case.

Don't forget pictures!

 

[cjgenever]

I'm working on a keg setup right now. I'll have some extra bottles in a month or so. I probably have about 500 bombers and 200 12ers. I won't need all those once I have my kegs.

Bomber bombs! Hehehe........