After bottling about 30+ batches over the past few years I had my first combustion.....
So I recently brewed up a partial mash kit called John Palmer's Elevenses which promised to be a rich brown ale. OG was 1.044 and I pitched Safale S-04 and did my standard 4 week primary. FG was 1.020 after 4 weeks which seemed on the high side, but not unusual for darker brews I thought? Taste was great. Fermentation was done in my basement at a steady 68-70 degrees. Pitched 3 ounces of corn sugar per the style (5 Gallon batch) and bottled.
After 1 week in the bottles I had my first break. I reuse bottles over and over so I chalked it up to bad glass. 1 week later I've had two more breaks. Put the remaining bottles in the fridge to stop carbonation.
Thoughts on what went wrong? 1.020 obviously was too high I suppose to bottle? I aerated well and primed my yeast as usual and have never had stuck fermentation before.
So I recently brewed up a partial mash kit called John Palmer's Elevenses which promised to be a rich brown ale. OG was 1.044 and I pitched Safale S-04 and did my standard 4 week primary. FG was 1.020 after 4 weeks which seemed on the high side, but not unusual for darker brews I thought? Taste was great. Fermentation was done in my basement at a steady 68-70 degrees. Pitched 3 ounces of corn sugar per the style (5 Gallon batch) and bottled.
After 1 week in the bottles I had my first break. I reuse bottles over and over so I chalked it up to bad glass. 1 week later I've had two more breaks. Put the remaining bottles in the fridge to stop carbonation.
Thoughts on what went wrong? 1.020 obviously was too high I suppose to bottle? I aerated well and primed my yeast as usual and have never had stuck fermentation before.