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[PandaBrau]

Bottling day was yesterday. I ended up with 8 bottles from a gallon. I haven't had any problems yet. How soon after bottling do bottle bombs occur? Not saying it will just wondering if there is a point where I'll know it's safe?

 

[Homercidal]

It varies depending on many circumstances. There is no way we can calculate it without knowing a bunch of stuff you probably don't even know like amount of fermentables in the beer, the cell count of viable yeast, temperature, headspace, etc.

Generally a bottled beer is carbed at between 2-3 weeks, maybe a bit more. Bottle bombs could happen almost any time before then and any time after. Temperature of the bottles and agitation levels can also influence the propensity of a bottle to explode.