[CH] Lemon drop peppers in beer
tgreaves@notes.primeco.com
Tue, 19 Oct 1999 12:32:52 -0500
Thomas Greaves@PCS PRIMECO
10/19/99 12:32 PM
Michelle in KC asks:
>Won't it go flat before you get to the last one?
I've tried it before using serranos and left some in the fridge for about a
month and it still had its fizz. I get the beer *really* cold, unscrew the cap,
insert the chile, try to screw the cap back down then hit it hard with the heel
of my hand and then finish screwing it down. Its the same technique as hand
disgorging champagne. You get the wine real cold, uncap it upside down, stick
your thumb over the opening, turn it right side up, top it up and insert a cork.
I used to own a small winery and did thousands of bottles of sparkling wine that
way. The loss of fizz is negligible. In fact, the chile causes it to fizz a
lot when you reopen the bottle.
Tom