Life | The Universe | Everything | Advanced Search

	New visitors:  Returning members:

This is the Conversation Forum for How to Make Elderflower 'Champagne' << time period Yeast? >> Subject: exploding bottles Posted May 7, 2006 by slarti-bardfast   Posting 1 This level of sugar will produce a lot of gas. This may (?)be safe in true champagne bottles which are specially designed to take the presure. However most glass bottles are NOT strong enough and you are making yourself a stock of glass hand-grenades , most likely to explode exactly when you pick the up and possible knock them on something. A safer approach is to ferment in two stages which allows you to vary the alchol level as well. ferment for about 3weeks in fermenting vessel fitted with and airlock. Once activity has died down almost to a stop add a controlled ammount of sugar and put in sealed bottles. The final sugar will add the fizz. Beer requires a rounded tsp of sugar per beer bottle. If you have stronger cider bottles, plastic bottles or Grolsch bottles double dose that to get more of a champagne level of fizz. Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click here. For any other comments, please click on the Feedback button above.

About the BBC | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy