Beer Question > General Discussion

Posted: 3/30/2005 5:44:52 PM EDT

this has always been a mystery to me....so please, if you know the answer, explain it to me.

when you open a beer, carbonation bubbles rise to the surface.

sometimes the source of these bubbles appear mid-bottle and continue to rise to the surface for 5 to 10 minutes. where are these bubbles comming from?

how does carbonization work?

and WHAT IS GOING ON IN MY BEER?!

Posted: 3/30/2005 5:50:33 PM EDT

[#1]

Just drink it.......

Posted: 3/30/2005 5:50:42 PM EDT

[#2]

Damn your beer must last longer then mine for you to notice.

Posted: 3/30/2005 5:52:17 PM EDT

[#3]

There're bubbles in there? How do you see them through the can?

Posted: 3/30/2005 5:53:07 PM EDT

[#4]

Pressure, soluability, and partial pressures.

Posted: 3/30/2005 5:53:55 PM EDT

[#5]

Special lined can.

Posted: 3/30/2005 5:54:48 PM EDT

[#6]

- here's another beer question-----assuming the carbonation is added at the brewery.... did beer back in the 1800 have carbonation???

Posted: 3/30/2005 5:58:46 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
this has always been a mystery to me....so please, if you know the answer, explain it to me.

when you open a beer, carbonation bubbles rise to the surface.

sometimes the source of these bubbles appear mid-bottle and continue to rise to the surface for 5 to 10 minutes. where are these bubbles comming from?

how does carbonization work?

and WHAT IS GOING ON IN MY BEER?!

You mean you don't drink it withing 10 minutes????

Posted: 3/30/2005 6:00:22 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
- here's another beer question-----assuming the carbonation is added at the brewery.... did beer back in the 1800 have carbonation???

Carbonation is caused by priming sugars that are put in at bottling time.

Posted: 3/30/2005 6:01:22 PM EDT

[#9]

Here's a web site that will explain the Guinness phenomenon..
www.fluent.com/about/news/pr/pr5.htm

Posted: 3/30/2005 6:02:03 PM EDT

[#10]

Yes, beer back then would have some carbonation but not like today. Before beer was pasturized like most is today it had live yeast in it. The yeast eats sugar, makes alcohol and CO2. So after it was bottled or kegged the yeast would keep working and make bubbles. A lot of microbrews are still naturally carbonated and not pasturized.

Posted: 3/30/2005 6:07:01 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
- here's another beer question-----assuming the carbonation is added at the brewery.... did beer back in the 1800 have carbonation???

Occurs naturally. Part of fermentation from the sugars. Soda was made the same way back then.

Warning

Confirm Action

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Beer Question

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Beer Question