revdocp-jimmy
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Hey guys. My first few homebrews carbed just fine. But my last five have all overcarbed, in various ways (including one bottle bomb!)
I'm trying to cover all my overcarbing bases.
-- As far as priming, I've readjusted the sugar based on the calculator provided elsewhere on the forums (cause for one batch, i believe)
-- I have also addressed the gentle stirring of the wort before bottling in order to evenly distribute the priming sugar (cause for another batch)
-- Per the suggestion of some on the boards here, I skipped secondary and only primary fermented for a month, that didn't seem to work.
-- I have also been more vigilant in sanitizing EVERYTHING.
-- I went back to adding yeast fuel to try to help the yeast do their thing (though I did add it late, only got 8 minutes of boil instead of 15, don't know if that will mess it up), per Austin Homebrew suggestion I had used that for my first few brews.
-- I will also be more conscious of headspace in the bottle this time.
I'm working on an APA in primary, (only got an OG of 1.042, pretty disappointed) and I plan to secondary once I get to target; I just don't want to blow another batch. Any other overcarbing possibilities that I don't know about? Thanks for the help.
I'm trying to cover all my overcarbing bases.
-- As far as priming, I've readjusted the sugar based on the calculator provided elsewhere on the forums (cause for one batch, i believe)
-- I have also addressed the gentle stirring of the wort before bottling in order to evenly distribute the priming sugar (cause for another batch)
-- Per the suggestion of some on the boards here, I skipped secondary and only primary fermented for a month, that didn't seem to work.
-- I have also been more vigilant in sanitizing EVERYTHING.
-- I went back to adding yeast fuel to try to help the yeast do their thing (though I did add it late, only got 8 minutes of boil instead of 15, don't know if that will mess it up), per Austin Homebrew suggestion I had used that for my first few brews.
-- I will also be more conscious of headspace in the bottle this time.
I'm working on an APA in primary, (only got an OG of 1.042, pretty disappointed) and I plan to secondary once I get to target; I just don't want to blow another batch. Any other overcarbing possibilities that I don't know about? Thanks for the help.