easy questions??

[ibleedbrew]

1. i have empty never had labels on them bottles in a solution of oxyclean for about three weeks now. and they have white deposits all over them whats the story there are they ruined, dont worry about it sanitize as usuall they wont hurt the beer??

2. i have a saison that im going to bottle in champagne bottles and six regular bottles i dont need to do anything diff with priming sugar and bottling technique do i?

3.i have a belgian wit bottled and tasted it after 1 week primary 2 weeks secondary and ten days bottled ( to check if it carbed) and everything tasted great up intill i tasted that carbed bottle and it has a very hot alcohol flavor. will that go away with time? if so completely or just a little?

i know these are three very diff questions but i just want some diffinitive answers ive searched all over this site and have got mixed results for all the questiuons thanks in advanced for any help

 

[slawre5]

1. the oxyclean bottles should be fine your just going to have to rinse them very thoroughly to get that white film off of them. Next time don't soak them as long...like only a day or so.

2. It's all up to you. Do you want your Saison to be very carbonated like champagne? If so, add more priming sugar than usual. I'm pretty sure if you do a google search for a beer priming sugar calculator that might point you in the right direction.

3. The hot alcohol flavor should mellow out to a degree. Only time will tell. Did you drink the beer hot or cold? Being cold will make that go away some. I reccomend you brew some more while you let it age for a while .

EDIT: heres a priming sugar calculator http://www.tastybrew.com/calculators/priming.html

 

[unionrdr]

The hot alcohol flavors are fusel alcohols. I got those earl on in my 1st batch. I let it sit on the yeast for 12 days,& it cleared up. Bottled for 3 weeks,chilled for 5 days. Came out good! Time is your friend on this one.

 

[Homercidal]

1. i have empty never had labels on them bottles in a solution of oxyclean for about three weeks now. and they have white deposits all over them whats the story there are they ruined, dont worry about it sanitize as usuall they wont hurt the beer??

Oxy can leave a white film that I think is from alkaline water. I usually spritz with Star San. It's sanitizes the bottles AND removes the mineral deposits that Oxy left behind. Dont' soak as long next time..

2. i have a saison that im going to bottle in champagne bottles and six regular bottles i dont need to do anything diff with priming sugar and bottling technique do i?

You can up the priming sugar IF you want a highly carbed Saison. I don't think that's the normal method, but whatever floats your boat. If you up the rate to champagne, I recommend you don't bottle in regular bottles. They are not meant to hold that pressure that champagne priming creates. Corks and Cages for the bottles that use them, or you can get bottles that take regular caps but are stout enough to handle the pressure.

3.i have a belgian wit bottled and tasted it after 1 week primary 2 weeks secondary and ten days bottled ( to check if it carbed) and everything tasted great up intill i tasted that carbed bottle and it has a very hot alcohol flavor. will that go away with time? if so completely or just a little?

i know these are three very diff questions but i just want some diffinitive answers ive searched all over this site and have got mixed results for all the questiuons thanks in advanced for any help

Wit beers can often go through a stage whereby they have a funky off flavor that disappears after a bit. Not sure if I'd call it "hot alcohol though. What was the OG of that beer, and what temp did you ferment it at? Also what yeast?

 

[ibleedbrew]

thanks everyone like i said i just wanted some difinitive answers so bottles- check good with that

the saison i wasnt really confused on priming amount i just wanted to know if things were diff for using two different styles of bottles from one batch and it looks like ill be good there so - check

and the wit was tasted warm which im sure had alot to do with it and i added orange peels to the secondary that soaked in vodka for about 24 hours and thats kinda what the after taste, taste like, a hot strait alcohol taste but its been 15 days now and ill cool one down this evening and taste it the OG on it was 1.046 after the boil and the final was well i cant find my notes on it right now but at one week when i racked it was at 1020 im pretty sure the final was 1006-1010 and it fermented at 65 - 70 the entire time oh and the yeast was wyeast 3944 belgian wit strain i think but for sure 3944

 

[ibleedbrew]

yeah tasted a cold wit this evening and its a thousand times better infact its great so thanks again

 

[Pappers_]

You can also soak the bottles in a slightly acidic solution of vinegar and water to take care of the deposits - that's what I do.

 

[ibleedbrew]

yeah cause i was kinda planning on just recycling the bottles and leaving them in there for ever i finish a beer rinse the bottle put it in the tub with the oxyclean then the next time i bottle just rinse very well and sanitize? i use iodaphor will it work out like that or do i always need to be making a new batch of oxyclean to clean the bottles?