kidmeatball
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Yea, my first bottle bomb! What a wonderful thing to have to clean up. The good thing was, the bottom blew out so I didn't end up with beer all over the ceiling. It was a 1l swing top. Very sad that I lost a full litre of tasty brew. Anyway, I'm showered up (I was in the room when it went off!) and I relieved the pressure in all of my bottles.
Or so I thought.
When I bottled this batch, I filled the large 1l bottles last, and ended up with one about 3/4 full. I capped it and went on my merry way. Fast forward to a shelf full of foaming fallout, and this bottle went straight into the fridge. I opened it a few minutes ago, and the swing top went off like a gunshot! Not your ordinary, satisfying, "I'm all carbed up," pop, but a serious bang! Filled the glass with foam no matter how carefully I poured it. Tastes like is should, though it might be a bit too bubbly. I've had a few others from this batch over the last week or so, and all have been fine.
Did the huge headroom in the bottle cause it to carb up like a fat guy at an all you can eat pasta bar? Or maybe it got an extra dose of yeast, being the last of the barrel? My priming sugar was mixed into the whole batch, evenly.
My other question is: is there a good kind of beer shower? That one was not pleasant. SWMBO was not amused but did arrive just in time with fresh towels.
Or so I thought.
When I bottled this batch, I filled the large 1l bottles last, and ended up with one about 3/4 full. I capped it and went on my merry way. Fast forward to a shelf full of foaming fallout, and this bottle went straight into the fridge. I opened it a few minutes ago, and the swing top went off like a gunshot! Not your ordinary, satisfying, "I'm all carbed up," pop, but a serious bang! Filled the glass with foam no matter how carefully I poured it. Tastes like is should, though it might be a bit too bubbly. I've had a few others from this batch over the last week or so, and all have been fine.
Did the huge headroom in the bottle cause it to carb up like a fat guy at an all you can eat pasta bar? Or maybe it got an extra dose of yeast, being the last of the barrel? My priming sugar was mixed into the whole batch, evenly.
My other question is: is there a good kind of beer shower? That one was not pleasant. SWMBO was not amused but did arrive just in time with fresh towels.