Pop rocks instead of sugar

[trazman001]

Hello again I'm thinking about using pop rocks instead of sugar for bottling beer, the pop rocks has sugar so I think the Yeast will feed off it. It might add some carbonation.


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[W0GWT]

Hello again I'm thinking about using pop rocks instead of sugar for bottling beer, the pop rocks has sugar so I think the Yeast will feed off it. It might add some carbonation.


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Did you win a lifetime supply of pop rocks?

I guess it could work, but I think you'd have a hard time hitting the right carb levels and you may end up with bottle bombs. Also, there's the flavor of the pop rocks...

I wouldn't do it.

 

[k1ngl1ves]

Oh! This could be great!

Post pics of the bottle 'splosion aftermath!!!

 

[Beernik]

Didn't Mikey, the Life Cereal kid, die when he homebrewed with pop rocks?

Seriously, though, I can't imagine this working. How many ounces of pop rocks do you need to carb 5 gallons? And how expensive would that be?

 

[eastoak]

pop rocks are a carbonated candy so they will release CO2 in the bottle, i doubt anyone could cap them fast enough.

 

[JakeSparrow]

Haha not trying to be rude but this has got to be a joke post.

 

[Homercidal]

Much safer than Pop Rocks and Coke.

 

[k1ngl1ves]

Much safer than Pop Rocks and Coke.

Wait... can you carbonate with Mentos? Lol!

 

[WayFrae]

I don't see why it wouldn't work. I would just go by the amount of sugar listed on the label. It looks like there are 8 grams of sugar in one pack so you would need 17.6 packs to get about 5 oz of sugar from them.

 

[Sir-Hops-A-Lot]

If you really want to try this, just put a teaspoon of pop rocks into a couple of bottles and let them carbonate in a rubbermaid in case they explode. The pop rocks will probably make the beer taste weird but you'll have something novel that your friends will appreciate when they are as high as kites.

 

[trazman001]

I put pop rocks in plastic bottles with the beer, I all readily see foam but it hasn't finished carbonating.


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