Broken bottle

[mfink519]

They are in a container in the coolest part of the house. Is an infection viewable from the bottle?

 

[passedpawn]

Is an infection viewable from the bottle?

Sometimes a pellicle will form on the top surface of the beer inside. However, the only time I had that happen was after adding lactobacillus (intentionally) and it doesn't form CO2, so no bombs. (it was a berlinerweisse)

But I think most times the only indication there's an issue issue when the inside fights its way out of the bottle

I did modify a coke bottle a long time ago with a pressure meter so I could watch the carbonation progress inside. That was pretty neat. I still have that thing with my dusty bottling gear.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

They are in a container in the coolest part of the house. Is an infection viewable from the bottle?

I haven't yet had an issue with contamination... At least that has resulted in bottles breaking on their own. I think it is a good practice to prime in a pail before bottling and one needs to syphon into the priming fluid in a way that causes thorough mixing without agitating and aireating the beer.

I imagine contamination is not always seen unless there is a blob or cloudiness that would persist after 3 weeks. Sometimes the carbonation fermentation causes a small krausen ring in the bottle which should not be mistaken for a problem.

Personally, I would see how far along your carbonation is by carefully opening a bottle and enjoying a beer. If there is contamination from the used bottles then you don't have an entirely bad batch just those bottles that maybe didn't get at clean as they could have.

I prime in cardboard boxes that are placed in totes or buckets with lid placed in a contractor bag until I know they are good.

 

[Yooper]

When you primed for bottling, did you dissolve about 5 ounces of sugar in some boiling water? Or did you add the sugar to the pail without dissolving? The reason I ask is because if it was dissolved well into the entire batch of beer, you could get some bottles that had too much sugar in them and some that didn't have enough.

 

[kh54s10]

When you primed for bottling, did you dissolve about 5 ounces of sugar in some boiling water? Or did you add the sugar to the pail without dissolving? The reason I ask is because if it was dissolved well into the entire batch of beer, you could get some bottles that had too much sugar in them and some that didn't have enough.

Don't you mean "if it was NOT dissolved well into the entire batch"?

 

[kh54s10]

As to reusing bottles. I bottled everything for 2 years, then started kegging. I still bottle some. I have never retired a bottle and luckily have never had a bottle bomb. I have tons of bottles but when I go to get some for a new batch they are the ones that were used recently and thus on the top of the pile. So they have been used many times. Certainly over 5 times maybe as much as 15 times.

 

[SmokeyMcBong]

I bottle in old Canadian stubby bottles from the 60's and 70's. I bought them from an older homebrewer who had given up brewing. These bottles have probably had hundreds of batches in them. Never an issue....

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

A bottle is weak from manufacturing defect, it isn't going to become defective / weak over time, unless your washing them in a sandblaster rims could chip and not seal but that wouldn't cause breakage during priming.

 

[mfink519]

Ok... so i have a bottle that has been in the fridge since yesterday... We are going to open it to day to check and see the carb and ick factor! Wish us luck. It is tied up in a plastic bag just in case lol.

 

[GHBWNY]

Ok... so i have a bottle that has been in the fridge since yesterday... We are going to open it to day to check and see the carb and ick factor! Wish us luck. It is tied up in a plastic bag just in case lol.

Let us know how it comes out.

 

[mfink519]

OMG OMG OMG! It came out good! I think we can throw them in the fridge now! I have a buzz! We used Kinderhook Creek Hops too!

 

[Brownalemikie]

Sheesh, you have a buzz after 1/4 of a glass of beer.....that must be SUPER high gravity brew.

Btw, you're spoiled now, you'll never want to drink commercial beer again

 

[mfink519]

I don't drink much but I would also say it was half lol

 

[NSMikeD]

in tonights' news:

SAN FRANCISCO — Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. announced a recall Sunday of certain 12-ounce bottles of its pale ales, IPA's and other beers after detecting a packaging flaw that could cause a piece of glass to break off into the bottle.




congrats on the brew. Looking forward to following your success as a hop farmer, and perhaps a SMaSH beer (single malt and single hop) featuring one of your hops.