We need more CO2!
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wrote on 20 Apr 2020, 11:30 last edited by George K
https://www.oann.com/beer-may-lose-its-fizz-as-co2-supplies-go-flat-during-pandemic/
Dwindling supplies of carbon dioxide from ethanol plants are sparking concern about shortages of beer, soda and seltzer water – essentials for many quarantined Americans.
Brewers and soft-drink makers use carbon dioxide, or CO2, for carbonation, which gives beer and soda fizz. Ethanol producers are a key provider of CO2 to the food industry, as they capture that gas as a byproduct of ethanol production and sell it in large quantities.
But ethanol, which is blended into the nation’s gasoline supply, has seen production fall sharply due to the drop in gasoline demand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gasoline demand is down by more than 30% in the United States.
The lack of ethanol output is disrupting this highly specialized corner of the food industry, as 34 of the 45 U.S. ethanol plants that sell CO2 have idled or cut production, said Renewable Fuels Association Chief Executive Geoff Cooper.
CO2 suppliers to beer brewers have increased prices by about 25% due to reduced supply, said Bob Pease, chief executive officer of the Brewers Association. The trade group represents small and independent U.S. craft brewers, who get about 45% of their CO2 from ethanol producers.
“The problem is accelerating. Every day we’re hearing from more of our members about this,” said Pease, who expects some brewers to start cutting production in two to three weeks.
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wrote on 20 Apr 2020, 11:32 last edited by
What was the link for the soda stream refills? I think I should order today.
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wrote on 20 Apr 2020, 11:35 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in We need more CO2!:
What was the link for the soda stream refills? I think I should order today.
They shipped me two bottles, and I have one in the sodastream. When I get two empties, I put them in the box they shipped and apply the label. Two more will arrive then.
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wrote on 20 Apr 2020, 11:43 last edited by
Damn, it’s only the small canisters.
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wrote on 20 Apr 2020, 11:46 last edited by
@George-K said in We need more CO2!:
sparking concern about shortages of beer
I see a beer run in my very near future.
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wrote on 20 Apr 2020, 13:16 last edited by George K
@jon-nyc said in We need more CO2!:
Damn, it’s only the small canisters.
Here's what I got...
There's another bottle under the cardboard where it says "Exchange."
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wrote on 20 Apr 2020, 14:03 last edited by
Wine. No fizzies since 5,000 BC.
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wrote on 20 Apr 2020, 14:09 last edited by
I swapped over to wine too. The problem is I end up drinking too much of it.
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wrote on 20 Apr 2020, 14:17 last edited by
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wrote on 20 Apr 2020, 14:39 last edited by
That was an accident. A happy one, admittedly, but still an accident. And it will make its own CO2.