Keeping Opened Beer Fresh

Buck Turgidson said:

I drink half a beer from a bottle, is there a way to keep the
remainder reasonably fresh for the next day? I don't like wasting it
if I don't have to.

Thanks for any tips.

1st Tip: If you don't drink the entire bottle, don't bother to drink beer;
2nd Tip: Buy them big quarts with the screw tops. Be sure to screw the top
back on.

Jill

On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 16:44:41 -0500, "Buck Turgidson" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I drink half a beer from a bottle, is there a way to keep the remainder
reasonably fresh for the next day? I don't like wasting it if I don't have
to.

Use the leftover beer to cook pinto beans. You won't be sorry.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

Damsel in dis Dress said:

My dad and brother both converted old refrigerators so they'd hold a
standard keg of beer, plus cans of pop. They installed a tap on the
outside of the door. You didn't even have to open the fridge. Now,

those

Quoted message said:

are some dedicated drinkers!

Carol (cook pinto beans in your leftover beer)

Now those are some dedicated **and ingenious** drinkers! Even more so
if they regulated the controls so the beer is not too cold. The
standard 'fridge 40°F robs beer of some of its flavor, imho.

-aem

aem said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

My dad and brother both converted old refrigerators so they'd hold a
standard keg of beer, plus cans of pop. They installed a tap on the
outside of the door. You didn't even have to open the fridge. Now,

those

Quoted message said:

are some dedicated drinkers!

Carol (cook pinto beans in your leftover beer)

Now those are some dedicated **and ingenious** drinkers! Even more so
if they regulated the controls so the beer is not too cold. The
standard 'fridge 40°F robs beer of some of its flavor, imho.

Dad's IQ was somewhere in the 140s. Pretty smart guy.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

"Buck Turgidson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I drink half a beer from a bottle, is there a way to keep the remainder
reasonably fresh for the next day? I don't like wasting it if I don't
have
to.

Speaking of beer: Oh, yes, 99% of the time, I drink the entire bottle. The
other 1% I share with my husband.

But I'm posting to say that at this very moment I am drinking a new beer for
the first time. Now, I'm normally a Guinness gal, but a friend/co-worker
brought me back samples of different beers and today I'm sampling "Abbaye de
Leffe" Blond, a Belgian strong beer with 6.6% alcohol. I must say that it
is GREAT! I could get used to this.

He also brought me a Danish one (Tuborg Gold Label Beer -- 5% alcohol) & a
Polish one (Zywiec -- 5.5 % alcohol & the bottle is 500 ml vs. 330 ml for
the other two). Haven't sampled those yet.

Gabby

In article <e7bNd.104357$Jk5.81807@lakeread01>,

Buck Turgidson said:

I drink half a beer from a bottle, is there a way to keep the remainder
reasonably fresh for the next day? I don't like wasting it if I don't have
to.

Thanks for any tips.

Cork it?
Or use a soda pump.
They have a pump cap now where you can put a cap on it and pump pressure
into a bottle to prevent anymore "flattening" of the carbonated product.

--
K.

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Damsel in dis Dress said:

Use the leftover beer to cook pinto beans. You won't be sorry.

Does that work well with other beans, or just pintos?
--
Mike Kupfer [email hidden]

Damsel in dis Dress said:

Dad's IQ was somewhere in the 140s. Pretty smart guy.

Was that before or after setting up the beer cooler...? <g>

--
Kenneth

If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."

Mike Kupfer said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

Use the leftover beer to cook pinto beans. You won't be sorry.

Does that work well with other beans, or just pintos?

I'm not sure. I've only tried it with pintos. I use the dried ones. I
start them as usual, but when it's time to add more water, I dump in a can
of beer instead. I don't recall how I season it. Changes from batch to
batch, but you want salt, pepper, maybe a bay leaf. Whatever floats your
boat.

I cook them until they're soft, but still look like beans, and I serve them
with shredded cheddar on top. Magnificent!

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

Kenneth said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

Dad's IQ was somewhere in the 140s. Pretty smart guy.

Was that before or after setting up the beer cooler...? <g>

Before. But he pickled his liver decades before then. His name was
Kenneth, too. 🙂

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

Buck Turgidson said:

I drink half a beer from a bottle, is there a way to keep the

remainder

Quoted message said:

reasonably fresh for the next day? I don't like wasting it if I

don't have

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to.

Bottled is never fresh. Bottling is a form of food preserving.
Preserved food is not ever fresh... bottled/canned beer is not fresh.
Very likey you've never tasted freshly brewed beer and probably never
will. These days unless one brews their own beer very few will ever
know how freshly brewed beer is supposed to taste... probably less then
99.99% of the world population will ever taste freshly brewed. I don't
care how much you pay for beer or where it comes from, if it's
bottled/canned it's [censored], beer does not improve with age in a bottle,
no way, if it's in a bottle it's no different than stupidmarket Bud...
and if you paid some outrageous price you're simply an ass.

Damsel in dis Dress said:

My dad and brother both converted old refrigerators so they'd hold a
standard keg of beer, plus cans of pop. They installed a tap on the
outside of the door. You didn't even have to open the fridge. Now,

those

Quoted message said:

are some dedicated drinkers!

Carol

If that keg wasn't wood they wasted their time... any beer from an
aluminum keg is no different from canned, no different whatsever.

Damsel in dis Dress said:

My dad and brother both converted old refrigerators so they'd hold a
standard keg of beer, plus cans of pop. They installed a tap on the
outside of the door. You didn't even have to open the fridge. Now,

those

Quoted message said:

are some dedicated drinkers!

Carol

If that keg wasn't wood they wasted their time... any beer from an
aluminum keg is no different from canned, no different whatsever.

Sheldon said:

Very likey you've never tasted freshly brewed beer and probably never
will. These days unless one brews their own beer very few will ever
know how freshly brewed beer is supposed to taste... probably less then
99.99% of the world population will ever taste freshly brewed.

The only beer I've ever actually enjoyed was made by a friend who grew his
own grains and everything. Damn, it was good!

Carol, who generally hates beer
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

Sheldon said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

My dad and brother both converted old refrigerators so they'd hold a
standard keg of beer, plus cans of pop. They installed a tap on the
outside of the door. You didn't even have to open the fridge. Now,

those

Quoted message said:

are some dedicated drinkers!

If that keg wasn't wood they wasted their time... any beer from an
aluminum keg is no different from canned, no different whatsever.

I'm not sure that quality was their main concern. They're both alcoholics.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

Katra said:

Or use a soda pump.
They have a pump cap now where you can put a cap on it and pump pressure
into a bottle to prevent anymore "flattening" of the carbonated product.

Those don't work. Pumping air into the bottle won't hold the CO2 in
solution. If you want a scientific explanation of why not, look up
"partial pressures".

Best regards,
Bob

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zxcvbob said:

Katra said:

Or use a soda pump.
They have a pump cap now where you can put a cap on it and pump pressure
into a bottle to prevent anymore "flattening" of the carbonated product.

Those don't work. Pumping air into the bottle won't hold the CO2 in
solution. If you want a scientific explanation of why not, look up
"partial pressures".

Best regards,
Bob

Actually, I think the whole concept of diffusion might explain it.....
;-) I s'pose if you used a CO2 cartrige and pumped that in there it
might work.

--
K.

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tend to get caught between the ears causing truth decay- so be sure
to use mental floss twice a day.

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Katra said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

zxcvbob said:

Katra said:

Or use a soda pump.
They have a pump cap now where you can put a cap on it and pump pressure
into a bottle to prevent anymore "flattening" of the carbonated product.

Those don't work. Pumping air into the bottle won't hold the CO2 in
solution. If you want a scientific explanation of why not, look up
"partial pressures".

Best regards,
Bob

Actually, I think the whole concept of diffusion might explain it.....
;-) I s'pose if you used a CO2 cartrige and pumped that in there it
might work.

I have a big CO2 tank on my aquarium (to feed the plants) and I use it
to repressurize 2-liter bottles of pop that have gone flat, or to make
my own selzer. I put a truck tire stem in the top of a screw-on bottle
cap, and made a CO2 hose with a tire chuck on the end. I usually
pressurize to about 50 or 60 psi.

Best regards,
Bob

Buck Turgidson said:

I drink half a beer from a bottle, is there a way to keep the remainder
reasonably fresh for the next day? I don't like wasting it if I don't have
to.

I'd be happy to make a six pack last until the next day :-)