CP beer soap confusion

[soap_rat]

Like Obsidian, I cook the beer down a lot. I use half water and half beer syrup, so the liquid is "all beer" or even more.

I open a couple of containers, pour them into a pan, and simmer away for awhile. I then cool it or freeze it. I don't have them sit around anywhere getting flat, I just cook it.

I also will add a cube or two of beer to any soap I'm making, into the water that the lye goes into.

I highly recommend having the habit of doing the lye in the sink, or at least for new additives.

 

[lizflowers42]

There is no right or wrong answer to this. My method is to use 100% beer. I open it, pour it into a tupperware container, give it a couple swishes with my stick blender to help speed up the "flattening" process, then freeze it. Normally I forget it in the freezer for a few days. Then I scrap it into a large pitchur to weigh it, then sprinkle my lye on top, stirring this in the sink. I have not had any volcano effect yet doing it this way!