Did i just make bombs???

[Indyking]

I brewed this Belgian pale ale and thought it was a good idea to add some organic orange marmalade with liqueur to the bottling bucket. So, I usually taste the left overs in the bottling bucket to get the first impressions of the taste and realized it came out extremely sweet. Looked at the nutrition facts of the marmalade and learned that it has approximately 8.5 oz of sugar in the full bottle, which I added entirely to the bottling bucket! That, plus the 3.5 oz of corn sugar added to the bottling bucket totaled 12 oz of sugar total! No wonder it tastes sweet! So, any hope the bottles will resist the likely over-carbonation OR should I go ahead and open all bottles before it's too late???

 

[BBL_Brewer]

You could just drop off a six pack to everyone you don't like....

 

[lumpher]

8.5 oz or 8.5 grams?

 

[Indyking]

8.5 oz or 8.5 grams?

8.5oz! I made the conversion from grams to ounces.

 

[lumpher]

everybody run for cover

 

[JefeTheVol]

everybody run for cover

+1 you are going to need to purge those bottles maybe once per week for the next 4 weeks. Buy 200+ bottle caps and hope for the best. You may need even more.

 

[Indyking]

I think Gordon Strong said in his book if you really understand the brewing process, mistakes are easy to correct! Of course, it's obvious! I just sanitized a bucket, opened the bottles, and carefully poured the wort in contact with the wall to minimize oxidation. I sealed the bucket and set the airlock. Just like a secondary fermentation! Easy. I saved my beer, the bottles, and work. Could this have increased oxidation? Likely yes, but most homebrewers, including me, don't really let their finished beer sit too long in the bottle for significant oxidation take place. Piece of cake!

 

[Indyking]

Got airlock activity already! Sweet! That means a nice protective CO2 blanket is already in place.

 

[DannPM]

let it ferment out in the bucket, add needed amount for desired Co2 volumes, and proceed to condition, chill, and drink as normal.

 

[elpenoso]

Why would you add stuff without looking at the specifics? Was this an "Impaired" decision?

 

[DannyD]

Why would you add stuff without looking at the specifics? Was this an "Impaired" decision?

Because like most things it probably sound good at the time! would have been interesting to bottle carb with only the marmelade, I might try something like that next time. (blond carbed with organic strawberry jam/preserve)

 

[Indyking]

Because like most things it probably sound good at the time! would have been interesting to bottle carb with only the marmelade, I might try something like that next time. (blond carbed with organic strawberry jam/preserve)

+1. I was going to add the marmalade in the end of boil but forgot, so decided to add during bottling but completely ignored the fact that marmalade has tons of sugar in it. Thing is, I have these reality checks during my brewing process which help me to avoid inadvertent mistakes. I always taste the uncarbed wort left in the bottling bucket and that was when I realized the mistake. It was way too sweet. I use tasting a lot in my brewing process, but I guess that's my bias because I like to cook too. I see people using chemicals to check for conversion for instance, but with a small sample of the wort, I can taste it and tell for sure when it's converted.