Has anyone seen a graph of the average amount of carbonation that occurs vs. time after capping bottles?
The reason I ask is that I've once again managed to way overcarb some beer, and I'm trying to decide when I should pop them open and recap them, in order to release the excess pressure but still allow enough time (and sugar) for them to carb back up to a reasonable level.
I bottled twelve 12-ounce bottles from my batch and kegged the rest. Unfortunately, I meant to bottle 18 bottles rather than 12. I calculated my priming sugar amount based on 18 bottles and put that amount into enough beer for 12 bottles. So rather than carbing to 2.4 volumes, they're going to be over 3 if I don't take some action.
I guessed at opening them up this evening and recapping (after 4 days in the bottle), but I really have no idea if that will leave me anywhere near the 2.4 volumes I want. I suspect that carb level vs. time is not a linear thing.
The reason I ask is that I've once again managed to way overcarb some beer, and I'm trying to decide when I should pop them open and recap them, in order to release the excess pressure but still allow enough time (and sugar) for them to carb back up to a reasonable level.
I bottled twelve 12-ounce bottles from my batch and kegged the rest. Unfortunately, I meant to bottle 18 bottles rather than 12. I calculated my priming sugar amount based on 18 bottles and put that amount into enough beer for 12 bottles. So rather than carbing to 2.4 volumes, they're going to be over 3 if I don't take some action.
I guessed at opening them up this evening and recapping (after 4 days in the bottle), but I really have no idea if that will leave me anywhere near the 2.4 volumes I want. I suspect that carb level vs. time is not a linear thing.