Overfilling bottles a problem?

[pfooti]

Hmm, a month to condition makes sense, I guess. I'm just not good at being patient.

More specifically, my *cough pack of locusts* friends can drink an entire 5-gallon batch of mine in a single weekend. Even when it's undercarbed. I need to just overbrew for a while so stuff can properly condition.

I saw this pattern (well, kinda- I had 6 total judging sheets, 2 each from 3 beer submissions, and 2 judges mentioned it) that the judges assumed my beer was counter-pressure filled, since it was filled high and somewhat undercarbed. The undercarb thing for the beers was because I found out about the competition a bit late, and most of my beers are not packaged in competition-proper bottles (I tend to use 22oz bombers).

Anyway, I'll just be more patient. This scotch ale I'm drinking now, which I brewed back in January, is starting to taste really nice. Two months more and it'll be pretty dang fantastic. If there's any left.

[spiderwrangler]

Here's your solution:

Since they are buying you a bunch of other stuff to keep the beer flowing, you just need to convince them to buy kegging stuff too... then you can stay on top of the demand no problem.

[pfooti]

Brilliant!

[scotchpine]

Hmm, a month to condition makes sense, I guess. I'm just not good at being patient.


I saw this pattern (well, kinda- I had 6 total judging sheets, 2 each from 3 beer submissions, and 2 judges mentioned it) that the judges assumed my beer was counter-pressure filled, since it was filled high and somewhat undercarbed. The undercarb thing for the beers was because I found out about the competition a bit late, and most of my beers are not packaged in competition-proper bottles (I tend to use 22oz bombers).

Anyway, I'll just be more patient. This scotch ale I'm drinking now, which I brewed back in January, is starting to taste really nice. Two months more and it'll be pretty dang fantastic. If there's any left.

I've found that my 22 oz bottles take longer to carb than my 12 oz bottles if they are filled to the same height from the top. They get stored under the same temp conditions. I think it's from the 02/beer ratio being lower than the 12 oz. I don't use a beer gun either.