Uh-Oh

[Irish06Brewer]

So I just finished brewing a Budvar clone. Tastes great. Unfortunately, I put too much sugar in the bottling bucket (3/4 cup). Three bottles have exploded. The others look OK, but when I open them, there is a fountain of beer. The beer itself is as carbonated as champagne. Is there any way to remedy this? I thought of pouring the bottles out into pitchers and letting them sit for awhile before serving. Thoughts? Thanks, guys.

 

[ChshreCat]

Some folks have had some relief by gently popping open all the beers and letting them sit with the loose caps on top for 10-15 minutes, then recapping them all. Just do something soon and make sure you wear protective clothing and eye protection/face mask. Those bottles can blow when you handle them and I've seen them imbed shards of glass in drywall when they do.

 

[bernerbrau]

Two thoughts. You may have bottled before fermentation was complete, or you may have an infection. 3/4c sugar in 5 gallons of beer is not going to make bottle bombs alone.

 

[wildwest450]

Two thoughts. You may have bottled before fermentation was complete, or you may have an infection. 3/4c sugar in 5 gallons of beer is not going to make bottle bombs alone.

Unless it's a 2 gallon batch.

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