I got a Coopers beer kit and equipment from my brother who no longer wanted to brew. Their Real Ale kit had been sitting in his closet for over two years but I figured what the hey its free to me so I went ahead and brewed it anyway. Having never brewed with their procedure before I followed the instructions and fermented out at 68F then used the included priming tablets at bottling time using 12oz glass brown bottles paying particular attention to sanitation.
After two weeks I heard a terrific pop and discovered a bottle had blown its bottom out (the cap held). The yeast took 48 hrs to get going but took off after that and equal refractometer readings after ten days led me to believe its racking time. Luckily I store my bottles in a little used bathtub so there was no mess to speak of and easy cleanup.
Question: Do those priming tablets carbonate too much or more likely had the ferment not finished?
As an added note, the beer was undrinkable as the taste was like an unripe nectarine.
After two weeks I heard a terrific pop and discovered a bottle had blown its bottom out (the cap held). The yeast took 48 hrs to get going but took off after that and equal refractometer readings after ten days led me to believe its racking time. Luckily I store my bottles in a little used bathtub so there was no mess to speak of and easy cleanup.
Question: Do those priming tablets carbonate too much or more likely had the ferment not finished?
As an added note, the beer was undrinkable as the taste was like an unripe nectarine.