Re-Carbonating?

[Wade E]

I carbonated a Plum wine and it was decent but I wanted it a little nore carbonated so I upped the pressure and over did it to the point where just foam would come out the hose with keg depressurized and the regulator reset to 2psi. I tried to bottle and blew that to as I used the picnic tap/racking cane method and forget to use the #2 bung so these bottles are flat. I really blew this 1 as it was my first time trying to bottle from a keg. Can this batch be re-carbonated and retried?

 

[Dr_Deathweed]

If you hadn't bottled it I would say just bleed off some pressure until you get what you were looking for. Since you bottled it....

What did you bottle it in? You said you had a plum wine, but I am assuming you bottled in beer bottles or something else capped. Corked wine bottles won't hold the pressure or hold carbonation.

 

[Wade E]

I bottled in Champagne bottles with plastic caps and wire tie downs. I would be willing to dump back in and try again as it came out really nice but dont know if it would work. I did bleed all the pressure out of the keg and and then bring pressure back up to 2 psi which was just enough to push foam out.

 

[Dr_Deathweed]

I see dumping it back out and trying again leading to oxygenation problems, but i will leave this one to someone else who may have a better answer for you.

 

[Yooper]

I'm also concerned about the oxidation risk if you try to recarbonate. I just can't figure out how to do it without getting oxidized.

 

[Wade E]

Thanx, Ill give it a try as it will only cost me a little gas and wire hoods if I decide to try and bottle again. Appreciate your help and thoughts and agree with you on oxidation but hate to throw it away. Maybe Ill up the S02 level while Im at it just to try and keep the 02 at a minimum.

 

[Yooper]

Thanx, Ill give it a try as it will only cost me a little gas and wire hoods if I decide to try and bottle again. Appreciate your help and thoughts and agree with you on oxidation but hate to throw it away. Maybe Ill up the S02 level while Im at it just to try and keep the 02 at a minimum.

Yes, you could definitely use some SO2 to help. Sorry I didn't have any more encouraging words!