So, I brewed my third batch, extract with specialty grains, and used a harvested yeast. The batch was brewed on November 23rd, left in primary for a month, and bottles on December 24th. OG was 1.065 and FG was 1.019, about 71% apparent attenuation. I added 5oz dextrose to the bottles to carb.
After 2 weeks it was great, but now every bottle is a gusher. When I get it off the yeast in the bottle it stops, but the head it out of control. I'm hoping to rule out my sanitizing method, since I have four other brews that have been fine this way, so I left a pint out overnight to test the FG again and see how much it had dropped in the bottle. This morning it was 1.007 (adjusted for temp), I lost 12 gravity points in the bottle!
Any ideas on why this is? Do I have bottle bombs waiting to happen? I've been letting the carbonation out slowly by loosening the caps, but only a little at a time because of the gushing. Just thought this was weird, and would appreciate any thoughts on it.
Thanks!
After 2 weeks it was great, but now every bottle is a gusher. When I get it off the yeast in the bottle it stops, but the head it out of control. I'm hoping to rule out my sanitizing method, since I have four other brews that have been fine this way, so I left a pint out overnight to test the FG again and see how much it had dropped in the bottle. This morning it was 1.007 (adjusted for temp), I lost 12 gravity points in the bottle!
Any ideas on why this is? Do I have bottle bombs waiting to happen? I've been letting the carbonation out slowly by loosening the caps, but only a little at a time because of the gushing. Just thought this was weird, and would appreciate any thoughts on it.
Thanks!