Why does Corona beer get all fizzy when you put salt in it?

Question

It might happen with other brands too

Answer 1

That's a good one. Wish I knew the scientific name for bubbles forming from a dissolved gas because then it would be easy to look up on Google or Wikipedia.

Basically, the carbon dioxide gas is dissolved in the beer - individual molecules of carbon dioxide in between the water molecules of the beer. The bump into each other occasionally but don't have strong enough attraction to stick together and form a bubble. They do have strong enough attraction to tiny bumps on the inside of the glass or to salt crystals to stick there and when enough of them stick to one salt crystal a bubble begins to form.

It's related to a concept called condensation nuclei where water drops don't form in the atmosphere until there are tiny bits of dust for the water molecuiles to stick to.

Answer 2

It's not salt mixing with yeast as most commercial beers (including Corona) have the yeast filtered out of them.

Throwing salt, or any coarse substance, into beer creates friction which displaces the CO2 in suspension. Hence the fizz.

Answer 3

WHY would you put salt in beer? If you need to add something to make the beer taste better, find a better tasting beer. There are plenty out there that taste way better than Corona

Answer 4

Salt reacts with the yeast thats in most beers. Creating your "fizzy" reaction.

Answer 5

gross you put salt in the beer what is wrong with you LOL
drink it like a man..straight up.

Answer 6

Watch a mythbusters episode on menthos and soda.

Answer 7

All beers do this. Don't know why... google it.