Just bottled my Chocolate Covered BEAVR Nutz porter yesterday. I was checking the bottles for any bombs today and realized that I made two mistakes while priming/bottling.
First, I added the dry priming sugar directly to the bottling bucket. I have no idea why I did this (or why it didn't hit me until today). This is my 3rd attempt at batch priming. The last two times I've done it right - dissolved the priming sugar in boiling water, cooled it, then added to the bucket.
Second, due to underfilling my primary a bit, and some loss during the transfer to secondary, this recipe only yielded about 4 gallons. But for some reason I still added all 5oz of priming sugar.
**Two "good" things I did that hopefully will result in some bubbles in my bottles. After adding the priming sugar, I accidentally gave the bottling bucket a rough ride from the floor to the counter top (almost dropped it). Also, after adding the priming sugar, I got a phone call and had to walk away for a few minutes. Hopefully the slight shake and added time helped it dissolve and disburse into the beer.
So... what can I expect from this beer? Will it still carb? Will it carb too much? Or will the carbonation be inconsistent because it wasnt thoroughly/evenly dissolved? Any thoughts?
First, I added the dry priming sugar directly to the bottling bucket. I have no idea why I did this (or why it didn't hit me until today). This is my 3rd attempt at batch priming. The last two times I've done it right - dissolved the priming sugar in boiling water, cooled it, then added to the bucket.
Second, due to underfilling my primary a bit, and some loss during the transfer to secondary, this recipe only yielded about 4 gallons. But for some reason I still added all 5oz of priming sugar.
**Two "good" things I did that hopefully will result in some bubbles in my bottles. After adding the priming sugar, I accidentally gave the bottling bucket a rough ride from the floor to the counter top (almost dropped it). Also, after adding the priming sugar, I got a phone call and had to walk away for a few minutes. Hopefully the slight shake and added time helped it dissolve and disburse into the beer.
So... what can I expect from this beer? Will it still carb? Will it carb too much? Or will the carbonation be inconsistent because it wasnt thoroughly/evenly dissolved? Any thoughts?