I had my first infected batch. Didn't find out until after they were bottled and I started to see the bulged caps. 3 cases of bottles sat in my basement for about 6 months. One by one I brought them upstairs to get rid of them. The last one I brought up on Thursday but got distracted several times. Given the age of the beer and the central air in my house I figured I would be fine. Woke up this morning (Monday) to the attached picture. 23 out of 24 and 2 of 6 all went off at the same time spraying my entire ground floor with shards of glass ranging from giant chunks that flew 30 feet to a shower of the smallest slivers of glass. The couch is ruined. The TV has several spots that now show through white because the damage from the glass hitting it.
This was a really terrible way to learn a very basic lesson. If you suspect it is infected, get rid of it quickly. And don't store beer on your couch. Now I get to go continue to clean this up. Had to take the day from work as well to handle this god awful mess.
This was a really terrible way to learn a very basic lesson. If you suspect it is infected, get rid of it quickly. And don't store beer on your couch. Now I get to go continue to clean this up. Had to take the day from work as well to handle this god awful mess.