catdaddy66
Well-Known Member
I have brewed beer for over 20 years, of which the first 15 were blissfully ignorant of much information regarding 'best' practices. Since I have been a member of HBT I have learned reems of great info that have me brewing really good beer.
Recently I read about volumes of CO2 as it relates to bottling. Obviously kegs can handle higher volumes with near impunity (they're metal for crying out loud) but bottles have a max limit of 2.5 volumes. Is that number correct?
I ask this because I brewed a saison and the priming calculator said I would need 3.2 volumes of CO2, which equated to 1.33 cups of DME for priming. This caused me to use no more than 1 cup (decreased by app 25%) so I wouldn't have bottle bombs. Am I correct in these assumptions? For the record I have had a total of two (!) bottle bombs in 20 years.
Thanks for all of your input!
Recently I read about volumes of CO2 as it relates to bottling. Obviously kegs can handle higher volumes with near impunity (they're metal for crying out loud) but bottles have a max limit of 2.5 volumes. Is that number correct?
I ask this because I brewed a saison and the priming calculator said I would need 3.2 volumes of CO2, which equated to 1.33 cups of DME for priming. This caused me to use no more than 1 cup (decreased by app 25%) so I wouldn't have bottle bombs. Am I correct in these assumptions? For the record I have had a total of two (!) bottle bombs in 20 years.
Thanks for all of your input!