over carbonation

[soberJim]

Ok, so I opened a bottle of my wheat beer, and the foam started spraying, so I replaced the lid and waited for the head to die down, then cracked it again with a light push of co2. I know I cleaned and sanitised the bottles correctly, they get filled with the sanitiser outta my tub. Should I go along and crack all the bottles until the head comes up to the caps, or just leave them? They've been sitting for about 6 weeks in hibernation. Just glad I don't have glass bottles, I don't feel like losing an arm from 30 long necks exploding around me

 

[Tall_Yotie]

If the brew tastes fine, then it is not a sanitation issue.

Did you siphon onto your priming sugar? Or could it have not been mixed well?

If you are just generally overcarbed and you want to fix that, then chill the bottles down real good. Crack a few open, let them gush out until they won't anymore. Top off the bottles with other bottles. Recap.

If you are using bottles with twist caps (sounds like that from the post), then your twist to relieve pressure and then recapping is probably a good idea.

 

[kevokie]

I've recently had this happen to me as well. I brewed a double chocolate orange stout that had a lot of zest and orange pulp in it when I transferred to the bottling bucket. My theory is that some of the zest got into the bottles from there and that is what's causing my bottles to gush. I say that because I didn't do anything to keep the crap from getting into the bottles. It tastes good. I only used 2.5 or so ounces of corn sugar to prime and every bottle has gushed so far. I will say, this last batch that I bottled, I sanitized a different way, so we shall see if that may have been the problem.

Good luck in finding out what may have been the problem with yours.

 

[AgentHubcap]

Is there any way to get rid of the over-carbonated taste?

 

[soberJim]

If the brew tastes fine, then it is not a sanitation issue.

Did you siphon onto your priming sugar? Or could it have not been mixed well?

If you are just generally overcarbed and you want to fix that, then chill the bottles down real good. Crack a few open, let them gush out until they won't anymore. Top off the bottles with other bottles. Recap.

If you are using bottles with twist caps (sounds like that from the post), then your twist to relieve pressure and then recapping is probably a good idea.

Yes, twist top bottles, makes it a lot easier I think.. I just put a measure of sugar into each bottle before filling them, used a different type of sugar than usual. Didn't think it would make a huge difference actually. Ok, thanks! That's my job for tomorrow, relieving pressure!

 

[homebrewdad]

If the brew tastes fine, then it is not a sanitation issue.

Not necessarily true. Gusher infections are usually caused by wild yeast, which may not make any negative flavor impact - just cause this gushing. If they go on forever, they may eat all of the sugars, which gives you thin, gushy beer... but early on (or in a straing that doesn't eat them all), you might just get gushing.

 

[soberJim]

Not necessarily true. Gusher infections are usually caused by wild yeast, which may not make any negative flavor impact - just cause this gushing. If they go on forever, they may eat all of the sugars, which gives you thin, gushy beer... but early on (or in a straing that doesn't eat them all), you might just get gushing.

So what exactly is a gusher infection? The beer hasn't turned watery as yet, so I don't know.. I havnt died so I presume its not toxic, at least in relatively small doses