On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 08:20:24AM +0200, Håndbryg DK Webmaster wrote: > > If someone here can explain more about the solubility of Co2 in water > > (and/or in water mixed with (say) 5% of alcohol), I would like to hear. > > Det er netop denne parameter (hvor meget CO2 kan opløses i vand ved en > bestemt temperatur/tryk) der illustreres i værdierne i tabellen på > > http://www.haandbryg.dk/carbonering.html > > Ved 10 grader kan man se at øllet indeholder 2,2 gange så meget CO2 pr. > volumenenhed som CO2 i gasform.
Yes, that table has the right stuff, but only for a pretty limited range of temperatures and pressures. It doesn't help much when speculating about bottles exploding at room temperature, with some 12 atm pressure. > Jeg er enig med Torben i at så længe flasken er næsten fyldt op, vil > fejlen pga det tomme plads i flasken vil være meget lille, især fordi øl > kan rumme mere CO2 end "rum" kan. I guess you are right, as long as most of the CO2 will dissolve in the beer, and the airspace is relatively small, compared to the volume of the beer. > Eksperimentet ville i øvrigt være nemmere ved brug af en Cornelius som > beholder. Så kan man bare bruge den manometer man har som del af > fadølsanlægget for at måle trykket. Easier, yes, but need much more sugar and much more water. On the other hand, it would be easy to add the baseline CO2 and pressure... Maybe I have a keg free after the festival... -- Heikki Levanto heikki at indexdata dot dk "In Murphy We Turst"
