kinkothecarp
Well-Known Member
I made an ultra-hoppy (and quite dry and light 4.7%ABV) pale ale about a month ago, let it sit in primary for 3 weeks, and then secondary for a week and a half while dry hopping. It's gravity was constant. I bottled it. A week later I didn't open one, but picked it up and the kneck cracked and it started gushing out. Meh. Whatever. I opened it and drank it even though it wasn't carbed much (why waste?). Yesterday, however, was 102' where I live and at about 3am I heard the most insane crashing sound. I didn't know what it was (I've had a lot of problems with people trying to break in lately) so, half-naked, I grabbed my machette and went to the door. Lord behold, it was another bottle of Pale Ale. Glass was EVERYWHERE. pieces flew across the room. Geh. I read on another forum about bottle bombs that the person only had bottle bombs with SN bottles. Anyone else have this problem with SN bottles? Anyhow, scary stuff man. I coulda died.