TVarmy
Well-Known Member
I bottled my first beer (a hefeweizen) yesterday, and I think I waited long enough and used 5 oz of priming sugar (in a premeasured bag from the LHBS) for the 5 gallon batch. However, I found out today that my hydrometer gets an inaccurate reading (1.005 in distilled water at 65 degrees). The airlock was still bubbling, but the hydrometer was consistant, so I assume it was just CO2 coming out of solution that would have left when I racked to the bottling bucket. I know that means that if anything, the gravity of the beer was lower, if it's consistently off, but I'm still being an anxious noob.
What are the chances of bottle bombs, and is there a time I should check if they're overcarbed before they'd be dangerous? I've got them in cardboard boxes inside a garbage bag, just in case.
What are the chances of bottle bombs, and is there a time I should check if they're overcarbed before they'd be dangerous? I've got them in cardboard boxes inside a garbage bag, just in case.