HELP!!! I used too much priming sugar

[psn64sat]

Following some bad advice, I foolishly bottled my batch with 8 grams of priming sugar per 12 oz. bottle. I have not capped the bottles yet. What are my options?

Can I possibly just leave them uncapped for a little while to let some of the excess carbonation dissipate, or will this be bad?

There is a lot of sugar left undissolved at the bottom of each bottle. Could I possibly just not shake them up much and leave it there hoping it won't get touched by the yeast?

If either of these options are not possible, would it be possible to cap them now, then open them at a certain time to relieve the pressure and then cap them again? If so, approximately how long should I wait to open them to avoid bottle bombs?

I have a kegging system, but no open kegs, so I could also try to get another keg and put everything in there. Would that work? It would take a couple days to get another one, though, so if I'm going to wait that long, perhaps the first option would be best.

I appreciate any help you guys can give me.

 

[BendBrewer]

I guess you could dump them back into the fermenter and let the sugar get eaten there. I wouldn't leave the beer in open bottles.

So you used 14 ounces of sugar to prime a 5 gallon batch?

 

[kellynm]

Boom!

I would dump all the beer back into a fermentor and put an airlock on it. Be sure to sanitize everything... and then sit back and see what happens. I'd let it ferment for at least a week, take gravity readings before and after a week or more to see whats going on in there.

Whatever you do, I'd steer clear of bottling... those babies are gonna explode!

 

[maffewl]

Boom!

Whatever you do, I'd steer clear of bottling... those babies are gonna explode!

+1... almost a pound of priming sugar? Wow... look at the bright side. You'll get an alcohol boost.

 

[Brandonovich]

Be sure not to splash that beer around when you pour it back in the fermenter!

 

[unionrdr]

I saw that recommendation on the Cooper's sight from there tech advisor. It's 8g per liter. The 12 oz bottles are about 6g as I remember them saying. But look at some bottling vids on youtube. Some of them have said how much they use in a 12oz'r.
*ooops! there went my sometimers again! Somebody gimme a beer,that'll do it. It was indeed 8g/liter,or for 740ml-750ml bottle(about 25oz), one rounded tsp of sugar=approx. 6g. Half that for 330ml-350ml bottles. In other words,about 3g for a 12oz bottle (about 1/2tsp rounded). Found an instruction sheet from Cooper's. Sorry 'bout that!

 

[BendBrewer]

The 12 oz bottles are about 6g as I remember them saying.

It's actually a lot closer to 2g per. You folks are making bombs.

 

[rycov]

id pour it carefully back into a sanitized bucket and let it ferment out. then re prime at the correct amount and try it again

 

[BryanJ]

I usually do 4 oz. of priming sugar per batch, you are way over that amount. Well now you know what not to do.

I saw that recommendation on the Cooper's sight from there tech advisor. It's 8g per liter. The 12 oz bottles are about 6g as I remember them saying. But look at some bottling vids on youtube. Some of them have said how much they use in a 12oz'r.
*ooops! there went my sometimers again! Somebody gimme a beer,that'll do it. It was indeed 8g/liter,or for 740ml-750ml bottle(about 25oz), one rounded tsp of sugar=approx. 6g. Half that for 330ml-350ml bottles. In other words,about 3g for a 12oz bottle (about 1/2tsp rounded). Found an instruction sheet from Cooper's. Sorry 'bout that!

Im just going to throw this out there, what are you trying to say?

 

[jonmohno]

1/2-3/4 tsp per bottle then your good.
If it were me id just check it in a week then cellar it in a tub.To see how carbed it is.Just dont let them sit. stick em in a fridge after you check one or let it ferment again.I carbed in the bottle 3/4 tsp corn sugar and had them 3 months and would have to say it could have used a little more.
Scratch the previous i said i would pour it into primary the best you can without oxegenateing it ,slow like pouring a chunky beer. I didnt realize 8 g.i s like quarter 0z sugar per bottle,wow.

 

[drathbone]

Don't cap them unless you have some gauntlets, a shrapnel mask/goggles and some kevlar.