Almost blew it today

[C-Rider]

While transferring beer to the bottling bucket I looked down and saw the valve was open. YIKES!!!! Closed it fast and lost maybe one bottle's worth. Trouble is I don't know how much of the carbonating sugar I just put in the bucket went out the valve....

So I just went a head and bottled and hope it's not to under carbed in 3 weeks. Can't believe I did this. Would be the first time in over 5 years of brewing.

 

[TwistedGray]

Consider priming bottles individually in the future, takes the guesswork out of batch priming.

 

[day_trippr]

lol! Yeah, ok, except it introduces the possibility of a missed bottle and a double-primed bottle...

Cheers!

 

[TwistedGray]

lol! Yeah, ok, except it introduces the possibility of a missed bottle and a double-primed bottle...

Cheers!

In all the bottles, can't say I've done that.

 

[day_trippr]

You got mad priming skilz
But the adverse opportunity remains...and it has happened...

Cheers!

 

[TwistedGray]

You got mad priming skilz
But the adverse opportunity remains...and it has happened...

Cheers!

Same could be said about batch priming and probably every other priming method

 

[C-Rider]

Consider priming bottles individually in the future, takes the guesswork out of batch priming.

Never, ever had a problem w/batch priming.

 

[ccous]

Still a proponent of batch priming. Gently, gently stir to distribute and go

 

[TwistedGray]

Never, ever had a problem w/batch priming.

...until now

 

[reverendj1]

I know this too late to do anything, but for others reading this, just dump the first bottle back in the bucket and proceed as normal. I've done it dozens of times. Not a big deal.

 

[Saunassa]

So it poured onto the floor? Was there any beer in the bucket when you added the priming sugar/syrup?

 

[C-Rider]

...until now

But it really wasn't a priming problem it was an open valve problem LOL But you have a point.

 

[reverendj1]

I know this too late to do anything, but for others reading this, just dump the first bottle back in the bucket and proceed as normal. I've done it dozens of times. Not a big deal.

Disregard this. I misread and was thinking you had a bottle filler on your valve, like this. It's been so long since I bought my bottling bucket, I thought they came with them. I thought you were worried about the wand filling with the priming sugar, so the first bottle would be over-primed, not that you spilled it right onto your floor.

I have done something similar though, where I realized I made a mistake in my priming sugar calculations after I had already racked the beer into the bottling bucket. What you can do then is just put a lid on it and let it ride. Give it a week or so and bottle it.

 

[C-Rider]

So it poured onto the floor? Was there any beer in the bucket when you added the priming sugar/syrup?

Well onto the rug under the bucket. Yes there was some it was just added. Hope some/most stayed in there. Will know in a few weeks.