Newbie already made a mistake?

[Bagarge]

Possibly. There are a some things you can do:
1. Keep them in a container (bucket/bin), store them in the fridge as cold as possible and hope for no bombs. Open carefully. Drink them soon.
2. Carefully open each one to release pressure then re-cap. May end up with some bottles with low carbonation if the issue is poor distribution of priming solution.
3. Toss.

To be honest i did accidentally knock it about a bit coming down the stairs
They are in a box in a cool dark place so i will keep an eye in them

 

[Rish]

accidentally knock it about

That could definitely be your issue. You should chill and try another one, just for research, of course.

 

[Bagarge]

That could definitely be your issue. You should chill and try another one, just for research, of course.

I had to try another of course….. hahaha!
All is good so far. That is it though. No more until another week at least.
Got a bitter on the go so that will be done in about a week. I managed to source some decent kegs and a bottle wand with a hand pump so should make bottling a bit easier

 

[IslandLizard]

So i just experienced my first bottle gusher…. Like a geyser she was.

If it's just the one bottle (or a few, at random) it could be due to:

a) poor distribution of priming solution at bottling time (as @Rish said), or​

b) an infection in those few bottles, due to not having been thoroughly cleaned and sanitized.​

It's recommended to refrigerate bottle conditioned beer for at least 2-3 days before opening.

 

[IslandLizard]

I managed to source some decent kegs and a bottle wand with a hand pump so should make bottling a bit easier

How are the kegs going to help with bottling?

Where does the hand pump come in?

 

[Bagarge]

How are the kegs going to help with bottling?

Where does the hand pump come in?

I think it was due to not mixing the priming solution well enough so it wasnt evenly distributed. Also knocking the bottle a few times down the stairs. It hasn’t happened since.

The kegs were just a thought to my next brew, obviously if i have a keg i wont be bottling the beer. The self siphon hand pump will come im handy if i do decide to bottle some rather than using the small siphon tap i used on this batch.

I am storing the beers at about 10c which i presumed is how you would serve an ale. But i will try refrigerating them first

 

[IslandLizard]

The self siphon hand pump will come im handy if i do decide to bottle some

Is that what we call an auto siphon? You pull the center pipe up, so it sucks up beer, then push it down, to prime the siphon?

Those tend to incorporate air into your beer when priming, due to the pump action. But if done carefully and diligently, you may get away with it.

 

[Bagarge]

Cheeky update on that yorkshire bitter i did.
Couldnt help it, very proud of this one hahaha!
Cheers all you legends!