Over carbonated, with video.

[CrazyHomelessGuy]

Hmm.... Any tips on recovering the latest batch of beer? It is a slight bit over carbonated.

http://www.dreamthinklab.com/_ts/Share/VolcanoBeer.mov (8.8mgb)

I tried placing one in the freezer to see if I would have better luck when it was near freezing but I promptly forgot about it and found a nice little mess the next time I opened the freezer.

Also, judging by the mess in the freezer it seemed like the beer exploded with a similar amount of head. The crystal frozen density of what remained made me think this.

Thanks,
Travis

 

[mdgagne]

Looks like that might be a wild yeast infection. How much sugar did you prime with? What was your FG?

 

[CrazyHomelessGuy]

Not exactly sure, I used the amount the of sugar that the local brew store had measured out. They are usually between 2/3rd and 3/4ths a cup. Then i threw in an extra 2 tablespoons of brown sugar for fun.

This was my first time reading gravity even though this is about my 10th brew. I didn't do initial gravity by FG was around 1.1. That sounds high for a FG.

It is a California Common beer that was brewed on Jan.14th. My notes say that I left it in the primary for 5weeks, and that I bottled on April 14th.

 

[mdgagne]

1.1? Do you mean 1.010? That amount of sugar seems fine but if its a wild yeast infection and your bottling FG was 1.010 then that might explain the carbonation. Open a brew, degass it, and take a gravity reading to see where its at. I bet its at or below 1.000. Nothing you can really do to save it. Whats it taste like?

 

[CrazyHomelessGuy]

I will do the gravity test tonight.

It is still a bit harsh on taste but tastes similar to my last California Common at this point, which took about 2 months to really become drinkable. Currently it is slightly numbing to the taste and a bit medicinal/antiseptic.

Not sure about the gravity as that is what I wrote down. I am guessing I wasn't paying attention when I made the note.

 

[duboman]

I will do the gravity test tonight.

It is still a bit harsh on taste but tastes similar to my last California Common at this point, which took about 2 months to really become drinkable. Currently it is slightly numbing to the taste and a bit medicinal/antiseptic.

Not sure about the gravity as that is what I wrote down. I am guessing I wasn't paying attention when I made the note.

If the beer is already carbonated don't waste your time taking a gravity on it as it won't mean anything, that needs to be done BEFORE you bottle.

I would just throw them in the fridge and forget about them for a week or two and let the CO2 saturate the beer and then try one

Edit: if you threw in more sugar, especially brown then it's definitely over carbonated and you may just have to live with that. It's important to only use the required amount of priming sugar to avoid these issues.

 

[mdgagne]

Im pretty sure if he degasses it (let it sit in an open container overnight to flatten) hell have a pretty accurate gravity reading and an idea of how over carbonated it is. Judging by the video no amount of cold condition will make that co2 stay in solution.