I am a new brewer and have a serious overcarbonation exploding bottle problem.
Here are the details.
I brewed an AHS Demeter's Brew (Fall amber with Sweet Gale). I fermented around 70-68F. I let it condition in the primary for 29 days. I tested with my hydrometer multiple times and had an FG of 1.014. I filled 48 Red stripe bottles and 3 12 oz bottles for a total of 4.5 gallons. I primed with 3.75 oz of corn sugar (high, but I don't think it should shatter bottles. I have had 3 bottle bombs. One completely brew apart, two others the bottle sheared off. All of the beers that I open even after being in the fridge for 5-6 days foam out of the bottle and produce a head of at least 3-4 inches. They are visibly carbonated.
It's been in the bottle for 24 days. It tastes like crap. Carbonic acid? It's metallic sort of, just awful, with little of the beer taste coming through...
I jet washed all the bottles and dunked them in starsan. Caps were sanitized with star san.
Can anyone provide me with a reasoning for what has/is happened/happening? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Help!
Here are the details.
I brewed an AHS Demeter's Brew (Fall amber with Sweet Gale). I fermented around 70-68F. I let it condition in the primary for 29 days. I tested with my hydrometer multiple times and had an FG of 1.014. I filled 48 Red stripe bottles and 3 12 oz bottles for a total of 4.5 gallons. I primed with 3.75 oz of corn sugar (high, but I don't think it should shatter bottles. I have had 3 bottle bombs. One completely brew apart, two others the bottle sheared off. All of the beers that I open even after being in the fridge for 5-6 days foam out of the bottle and produce a head of at least 3-4 inches. They are visibly carbonated.
It's been in the bottle for 24 days. It tastes like crap. Carbonic acid? It's metallic sort of, just awful, with little of the beer taste coming through...
I jet washed all the bottles and dunked them in starsan. Caps were sanitized with star san.
Can anyone provide me with a reasoning for what has/is happened/happening? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Help!