Too much carbonation???

[homebrewer26]

I finished my first batch about a month ago now. I brewed an Irish stout kid from Midwest. All my bottles were brand new and sanitized and I took all proper steps throughout the brewing/fermenting/bottling process. So here is my question. I had 48 perfectly clean and sanitized bottles filled up and then realized that I needed 2 more. I grabbed 2 empty Sam Adams bottles cleaned them out and soaked them in one step for 5 mins. All of my bottles have been great so far until last night when I opened the 2 Sam Adams bottles. I wasn't able to actually taste the beer but when I popped the cap it was like a volcano erupting. I got foam in my eye and all over the kitchen counter. Same deal with the second Sam Adams bottle but I was prepared and had it in the sink. Can anyone tell me what may have happened so hopefully this doesn't happen to me on my next batch.

 

[Sarrsipius]

The bottle wouldn't have anything to do with it. There was too much sugar in those bottles. What method did you use to prime the beer for bottling (corn sugar, sugar drops in bottles, etc)?

 

[ThaBrewFather06]

The bottle wouldn't have anything to do with it. There was too much sugar in those bottles. What method did you use to prime the beer for bottling (corn sugar, sugar drops in bottles, etc)?

Agreed should be one of these problems

 

[jethro55]

.....and was it done fermenting?

 

[homebrewer26]

The batch was done fermenting for a week before i bottled. I used the corn sugar that was provided in the kit(5oz) and sanitized it like it said. Is it possible that some of the sugar settled to the bottom and got into those last 2 bottles?

 

[homebrewer26]

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[homebrewer26]

Any other opinions??

 

[homebrewer26]

Bump

 

[Johnnyhitch1]

The batch was done fermenting for a week before i bottled. I used the corn sugar that was provided in the kit(5oz) and sanitized it like it said. Is it possible that some of the sugar settled to the bottom and got into those last 2 bottles?

If the batch was primed and bottled from a bucket then this is the more possible situation since you know for sure those were your last 2 bottles.

You might have not cleaned the SA bottles, made a weak concentration of sanitizer, not enough contact time (these are all possibilities). Which in turn could have infected those bottles, once again another possibility.

Ive done the "oh **** i need more bottles" method also but *knock on wood* haven't had a problem yet...i also use starsan.

Good luck!