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I posted "how to dispose of bottle bombs" in a post below.
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hmmmm....
So I made the 5 day sweet apple cider (LINK) the other day. Today (so far), I've heard three bottle bombs go off.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f81/5-day-sweet-country-cider-265986/
Fortunately, I have them in my basement, in a box, next to the drain. I just 2 minutes ago covered the box with a tarp. I'm concerned about glass getting out, but I don't want to open the box or move it. ...at least not right now.
This is the third time I've made this. This is the first time I've had this problem. I used my dishwasher to pasteurize the cider. I put them in for (about) 12 minutes on the normal cycle (I put them in, then set the alarm for 10min, then forgot about it, then heard the alarm going off and went to get them). When I opened the dishwasher, the bottles didn't feel "hot" like they had previously, so I set them through a rinse cycle again. Honestly, it was past midnight at this point (Saturday night....now it's Monday at 4) and I just went to sleep. When I woke up the next morning, I put them into the box and put them into the basement. We did put a few in the fridge which have already been drank.
SOOOO... WTF do I do now? Can I assume they will all explode now? And the ones that don't are going to be geysers? Should I somehow get them outside and smash the bottles (to prevent them breaking on their own)?
I'm new to all this and could use some help! Any suggestions are welcome.
I posted "how to dispose of bottle bombs" in a post below.
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hmmmm....
So I made the 5 day sweet apple cider (LINK) the other day. Today (so far), I've heard three bottle bombs go off.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f81/5-day-sweet-country-cider-265986/
Fortunately, I have them in my basement, in a box, next to the drain. I just 2 minutes ago covered the box with a tarp. I'm concerned about glass getting out, but I don't want to open the box or move it. ...at least not right now.
This is the third time I've made this. This is the first time I've had this problem. I used my dishwasher to pasteurize the cider. I put them in for (about) 12 minutes on the normal cycle (I put them in, then set the alarm for 10min, then forgot about it, then heard the alarm going off and went to get them). When I opened the dishwasher, the bottles didn't feel "hot" like they had previously, so I set them through a rinse cycle again. Honestly, it was past midnight at this point (Saturday night....now it's Monday at 4) and I just went to sleep. When I woke up the next morning, I put them into the box and put them into the basement. We did put a few in the fridge which have already been drank.
SOOOO... WTF do I do now? Can I assume they will all explode now? And the ones that don't are going to be geysers? Should I somehow get them outside and smash the bottles (to prevent them breaking on their own)?
I'm new to all this and could use some help! Any suggestions are welcome.