I noticed on this page http://www.medievalcookery.com/helewyse/meadhops3.html mentions the author created 'bottle bombs' when using 1 pint swing top bottles, using the 1 teaspoon of sugar carbonation recipe. Is exploding bottles common and can it be avoided?
I'm itching to make my first mead and I just spent two days searching for this info so thanks guys. The question I have is what type of bottles are going to be best for bottling the bragawd (hop mead) in. In the recipes featured here it says to bottle in 'Quart bottles'. Should I use plastic or...
