jonalexdeval
Well-Known Member
After only six days in the bottle, I opened a bottle of my first homebrew (Scotch ale) because I couldn't wait the full two weeks. And what happens? I handle the bottle gently and slowly pry off the cap and out comes the beer... shooting from the mouth of the bottle like a hose all over my kitchen! Literally over half the beer shot out the top... I had less than half left to drink!
It tastes fine (a little immature yet of course). The only thing I can think of is that I used 5 oz. white cane sugar instead of the 5 oz dextrose that came with the LME kit I ordered (I accidentally dumped my dextrose solution into my sanitizer bucket). But I used exactly the same amount and followed all directions.
Could it be that my particular yeast just went crazy with cane sugar? And will my bottles explode? I'm afraid the pressure is only going to increase. I used amber bottles and put them in a closet... little or no light... 70 F. Everything tastes fine! Again, this was no ordinary fizz. I've never seen a beer erupt like that...
Edit: I did bottle after only 7 days fermenting... but hydro readings remained constant for at least two days in a row...
It tastes fine (a little immature yet of course). The only thing I can think of is that I used 5 oz. white cane sugar instead of the 5 oz dextrose that came with the LME kit I ordered (I accidentally dumped my dextrose solution into my sanitizer bucket). But I used exactly the same amount and followed all directions.
Could it be that my particular yeast just went crazy with cane sugar? And will my bottles explode? I'm afraid the pressure is only going to increase. I used amber bottles and put them in a closet... little or no light... 70 F. Everything tastes fine! Again, this was no ordinary fizz. I've never seen a beer erupt like that...
Edit: I did bottle after only 7 days fermenting... but hydro readings remained constant for at least two days in a row...