Bottle Bombs

[JSparrow Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JSparrow]

Hi Guys,

Some of my bottles exploded. It happened with 2 different brews. One was bottled 4 October and 1 or 2 has exploded now. The other one was bottled first week of November.

Is there any way that I can stop it?

Beer is stored in my garage which is fairly cool as it has a concrete roof.

[StevenD (Slainthe) Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close StevenD (Slainthe)]

Oops...sounds like either an infection or over-carbonation.

I had this once, and the only way I could relieve it was to take an opener and slightly lift the cap on each bottle to release the pressure build-up. The beer was still okay afterward as I didn't release too much gas.

Good luck...

[FaanP Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close FaanP]

To much priming sugar or your final gravity was still to high?

[JIGSAW Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JIGSAW]

Hi Guys,

Some of my bottles exploded. It happened with 2 different brews. One was bottled 4 October and 1 or 2 has exploded now. The other one was bottled first week of November.

Is there any way that I can stop it?

Beer is stored in my garage which is fairly cool as it has a concrete roof.

How many grams priming sugar per liter did you do?
What was final gravity on these brews? ... I take it you made sure fermentation was done

Cool one down ... open and see if you can pickup on anything to rule out infection.

Your best bet is to get these in a fridge (preferably in a box for protection) as there will be less chance of bombs if they're colder.

Lastly, be VERY careful ... use gloves and protect your face !!!

[BeerHolic Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BeerHolic]

Yes get in fridge ASAP and set the fridge quite cold.

[JSparrow Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JSparrow]

Thanks guys.

I don't have an extra fridge. I will put them in the coolerbox with ice to cool down.

I have drunk some of them. No sign of infection. I think I have added too much priming sugar.

[JIGSAW Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JIGSAW]

Once they're in the cooler, throw a towel over and then slightly release pressure on each bottle like Steven suggested

[JSparrow Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JSparrow]

It is over carbonation. Eish!
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[AlexBrew Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close AlexBrew]

Its Old Years Eve tomorrow night - stick the beers in a fridge, invite some friends and finish the lot. Problem sorted.

You might have bottled before primary fermentation was finished - or added too much priming sugar hence secondary fermentation is still happening. They need to be cooled asap. If no fridge, then coolerbox with ice... ready for tomorrow night ??

EDIT: or not stirred the bottling bucket - so some bottles have more priming sugar concentration than others?

[JSparrow Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JSparrow]

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Some cooled for the weekend. The others I just slightly released pressure by lifting the caps. 2 I lifted too much and had to drink them....

[atunguyd Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close atunguyd]

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Some cooled for the weekend. The others I just slightly released pressure by lifting the caps. 2 I lifted too much and had to drink them....

You know you can just recap them if you accidentally remove the cap. Still plenty of CO2 in the beer to repressurise the bottle (like how a coke goes pssst when you reopen it).

I had over carbed beers at one point and needed to release the pressure every night for a week to get them to a decent carbonation level. Just once really does not remove much CO2. (you are probably at 3 volumes of CO2 which in a 440ml bottle is 1.3l)

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[JSparrow Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JSparrow]

When I lifted the caps they started gushing so I just poured in a glass and finished it.

[JSparrow Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JSparrow]

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2 of these I had to drink.

[JIGSAW Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JIGSAW]

I would open them all outside when it comes to drink time. Even tho they're ice cold, they might still "gush"

[Toxxyc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toxxyc]

Careful. CAREFUL. I posted a pic a while back with an overcarbed beer I just moved under my face. I bottled too early. Scar is for life.