Huge bottling failure

[EndOfBeans]

While bottling an imperial ipa my syphon kept creating a air bubble an airateing(sp) my bottles 😤😣

Managed to salvage 5 bottles and a 750ml that isnt primed to carbonate cause it gas so much air in the beer im afraid its going to blow up

 

[Psylocide]

Oh no... what did you do with all the beer?

How big of a batch was this? Likely you would have been just fine!

Oxygen in the beer will not cause them to blow up...

 

[EndOfBeans]

Sad, 88% atenuation

10.76%abv

 

[EndOfBeans]

Only a gallon

Should i prime the 750?

 

[Psylocide]

Only a gallon

Should i prime the 750?

Prime them all, yes.

The only risk you run with air bubbles in the line is possible oxygenation of the beer, which could lead to some off flavors down the road.

But, being that it was a DIPA, they'd have probably been gone before that happened.

Oh well, live and learn.

 

[hanuswalrus]

As far as I know, oxygen won't cause the bottles to explode. All it can do is oxygenate the beer and cause a cardboard / stale taste. This oxygenation will decrease the potency of the hops over time as well.

 

[EndOfBeans]

Thanks, im moving onto bigger batches and getting an auto syphon after this debocal

 

[Psylocide]

Thanks, im moving onto bigger batches and getting an auto syphon after this debocal

Just fair warning, I've had a bubble or two in my autosiphon as well.

Don't dump it!

 

[sablesurfer]

While bottling an imperial ipa my syphon kept creating a air bubble an airateing(sp) my bottles

That most likely was not an oxygen bubble. That was CO2 coming out of suspension because of the movement of the liquid. The only way it was 'air' is if you kept pulling the siphon out of liquid, or if you had a really bad seal between the hose and the plastic siphon bits.

I get bubbles ALL the time when transferring and bottling. They annoy me for no reason, so I will hit the siphon pump once to power them through the hose.

If both ends were in liquid, then you were not getting 'air' to get O2 to get oxygenated. Also, yeah, has nothing to do with bottle bombs.

 

[dwhite60]

That most likely was not an oxygen bubble. That was CO2 coming out of suspension because of the movement of the liquid. The only way it was 'air' is if you kept pulling the siphon out of liquid, or if you had a really bad seal between the hose and the plastic siphon bits.

I get bubbles ALL the time when transferring and bottling. They annoy me for no reason, so I will hit the siphon pump once to power them through the hose.

If both ends were in liquid, then you were not getting 'air' to get O2 to get oxygenated. Also, yeah, has nothing to do with bottle bombs.

I've had "bubbles" in my siphon before and just lived with it. Never thought it could just be CO2 coming out of suspension.

All the Best,
D. White