had a bottle explode so hard last night it actually took out the bomber bottle next to it. wife wasn't happy when I charged the next room pistol in hand at 2am
so I know racking is not essential and I believe the reason my bottles blew up (2nd time , two different batches) is that I've not been accurately measuring corn sugar and think I may have used too much. (3/4 cup)
Whats weird is that some bottles are about to blow and others are carbonated perfectly. So I had a thought. some bottles that i fill last when i'm near the bottom of the bucket are getting more yeast than others, those combined with my idiotic lack of measuring could result in a bomb. So if I racked my beer into a secondary (decreasing the total amount of yeast) could that help prevent an explosion? Combine that with measuring my sugar better and maybe stirring during bottling more often?
so I know racking is not essential and I believe the reason my bottles blew up (2nd time , two different batches) is that I've not been accurately measuring corn sugar and think I may have used too much. (3/4 cup)
Whats weird is that some bottles are about to blow and others are carbonated perfectly. So I had a thought. some bottles that i fill last when i'm near the bottom of the bucket are getting more yeast than others, those combined with my idiotic lack of measuring could result in a bomb. So if I racked my beer into a secondary (decreasing the total amount of yeast) could that help prevent an explosion? Combine that with measuring my sugar better and maybe stirring during bottling more often?