exbrit
Well-Known Member
Bottled my first batch, a hefe, yesterday after 9 days in primary. The recipe was extract and final gravity had been reached before i bottled.
I used 3/4 cup of dextrose with 1 1/2 cups of water and boiled for 5 minutes. Then racked the beer into a bottling bucket on top of the sugar.
I am using old stubby beer bottles that i found on craigslist and cleaned thoroughly. My friend noted they didn't seem as thick as the newer long neck bottles.
Last night after just over 24 hours one of the bottles exploded. I had been keeping the beer in a closet but will now move them due to being worried about more exploding
My question is: Where did i go wrong? Is this normal?
I used 3/4 cup of dextrose with 1 1/2 cups of water and boiled for 5 minutes. Then racked the beer into a bottling bucket on top of the sugar.
I am using old stubby beer bottles that i found on craigslist and cleaned thoroughly. My friend noted they didn't seem as thick as the newer long neck bottles.
Last night after just over 24 hours one of the bottles exploded. I had been keeping the beer in a closet but will now move them due to being worried about more exploding
My question is: Where did i go wrong? Is this normal?