Made the Austin Homebrew Supply IPA Anniversary kit.
I added 8 extra ounces during the dry hop phase (2 additions of 2 oz in primary, 2 additions of 2 oz in secondary) just because I had a couple lbs of hops in the freezer. All additions were dumped right into the carboy - no bag.
Racked into bottling bucket, bottled, and waited impatiently for 3 days - I cracked one open just because I like to see how things progress in the bottle. I was surprised to hear some gas escaping from the bottle - carbed in three days??
Well, I don't think that's the case. A couple seconds after opening, it started to foam out the top - it ended up foaming out about 2 oz of liquid. I tried another bottle the next night and the same thing.
So, it seems like I've accumulated a decent amount of hop material in the bottles. I used my grain bag around my racking cane when transferring to the bottling bucket - should I have used my dry-hopping bag instead? I recall hearing or reading about someone putting a hop pellet into each of his bottles, and it caused a ton of fizzing upon opening.
All right - to the point now - I'm afraid of these things exploding. Should I be? I can deal with drinking fizzed out beer, but I can't stand to have them explode in my basement. If they're bottle bombs, is there a cure? Should I drink them all tonight?
I added 8 extra ounces during the dry hop phase (2 additions of 2 oz in primary, 2 additions of 2 oz in secondary) just because I had a couple lbs of hops in the freezer. All additions were dumped right into the carboy - no bag.
Racked into bottling bucket, bottled, and waited impatiently for 3 days - I cracked one open just because I like to see how things progress in the bottle. I was surprised to hear some gas escaping from the bottle - carbed in three days??
Well, I don't think that's the case. A couple seconds after opening, it started to foam out the top - it ended up foaming out about 2 oz of liquid. I tried another bottle the next night and the same thing.
So, it seems like I've accumulated a decent amount of hop material in the bottles. I used my grain bag around my racking cane when transferring to the bottling bucket - should I have used my dry-hopping bag instead? I recall hearing or reading about someone putting a hop pellet into each of his bottles, and it caused a ton of fizzing upon opening.
All right - to the point now - I'm afraid of these things exploding. Should I be? I can deal with drinking fizzed out beer, but I can't stand to have them explode in my basement. If they're bottle bombs, is there a cure? Should I drink them all tonight?