why does beer fuzz when you add salt?

Answer 1

Two reasons

1) The salt crystals provide a reaction site for the carbon dioxide molecules to form.

2) The salt going into solution changes the saturation point for the solution and forces some of the carbon dioxide out of solution.

Answer 2

Carbon dioxide has a certain solubility in water, and when you introduce an ionic species such as the kool aide or salt, it will drive the CO2 out of solution rapidly, and thus you get the foaming. The key thing to remember is that the species need to be ionic in nature such a salt, or baking soda. If you add sugar, you won't get the same response. Try it in a small glass.....add some ginger ale or any carbonated soda to teaspoon of sugar, and you'll see very little if any fizzing. The take the salt shaker and add just a few grains of salt, and the liquid will begin to fizz immediately.

This is a good example of "the common ion effect."

Answer 3

its an optical illusion. try this experiment, chug 5 beers within two minutes. NOW put the salt in the beer, do u see the fuzzes? i did bro.

now smoke a joint. this has nothing to do with the aforementioned experiment, but after doing 5 brews, u need a good joint to wash it down.

Answer 4

Probably because it breaks down the surface tension of the beer and the carbon dioxide can more easily escape. I don't think there is anything else going on here.

Answer 5

Hey Digs, did you ever put salt in a cut ??
It fissed.
Hurt lik heck.
The same with beer. Changing the Chemistry.

Answer 6

I have put sugar in Sprite before and it does fizz up. Soda already has CO2 in it. The sugar or any particle will cause the teeny tiny CO2 molecules to cluster around the particle. The bigger bubble of CO2 will rise to the top fast!

Answer 7

beer contains NaHCO(sub)3 adding salt NaCl results to escape of carbon dioxide
heres the chemical equation´:

2NaHCO(sub)3 + 2NaCl -----) 2Na(sub)2CO(sub)3 + 2 HCl

Na(sub)2CO(sub)3 + 2 HCl----) NaCl + H (sub)2CO3

H (sub)2CO3 ---) H(sub)2O + CO(sub)2

2 molecules of Natriun bicarbonate reacts with 2 molecules of Natrium chloride resulting to 2 molecules of Natrium carbonate and 2 molecules of hydrochloric acid. The products Natrium carbonate and 2 molecules of hydrochloric acid react with each other resulting
2 molecules of Natrium chloride and a molecule of Carbonic acid which decomposes to water and Carbon dioxie, a gas that escapes causing the fuzz or bubbles.

Answer 8

the chemical structure of the salt combines with the yeast compound inorder to create carbination.

Answer 9

Because it's getting pissed that you're ruining perfectly good beer! Haha.

Answer 10

amazing, isnt it ?