Been six years since my last exploded bottle

[mttaylor1066]

But one popped this a.m. A Belgian Spiced ale... been in the bottle for about three weeks. A 22 oz. bomber.

I turned off the A/C this a.m. and the ambient temp was 76 degrees.

Smells good, though. Maybe my wife disagrees.

 

[MalFet]

Are the others gushing? With any luck, it could have just been a weak/dirty/otherwise-unlucky bottle, rather than a contaminated batch. Keep your eyes on the batch though (though safety goggles).

 

[jiggs_casey]

How'd it taste?

 

[mttaylor1066]

Tastes fine... at least those that I've poured from intact bottles.

Lotsa foam from each bottle, which I put down to the honey and corn sugar used for priming. Poured slowly, I can get 12 oz of beer in a 14 oz. glass.

No off flavors.