On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:23:08 -0800, Mark Lipton >
wrote:

>
>Sorry, but your Chem 101 is a bit rusty it would seem. The issue is the
>solubility of carbonic acid (hydrated CO2) in water-ethanol. Solubility
>does not generally increase at lower temperature; quite the contrary, in
>fact.

Wrong!

For solids, solubility decreases with decreasing temperature; for
gases, it increases.
http://www.gcsescience.com/f13.htm
http://www.gcsescience.com/f11.htm

In my experience, keeping the temperature close to freezing and using
a good stopper helps retain fizz.

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