ThomasT Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 hi I have been making my home brew for some time now, and now this time when I bottled my beer,after is ready to drink there is no pressure in the bottle and there is a sour smell to it I tried to see if the lid was tight and it was, so what could cause this problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoptimus Maximus Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 hi I have been making my home brew for some time now' date=' and now this time when I bottled my beer,after is ready to drink there is no pressure in the bottle and there is a sour smell to it I tried to see if the lid was tight and it was, so what could cause this problem [/quote'] Have you tested more than one bottle and are they all the same? What did you brew? What was the FG? Did it smell ok when bottled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasT Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 Hi thanks for replying to my post, and yes out of 30 bottles there was only 4 that was ok, don't figger, if it was all of them then i no it was contaminated, I was thinking could it be the caps, I have used the same caps for 12 months now, could they have lost there seals Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoptimus Maximus Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 4 that was ok, don't figger, if it was all of them then i no it was contaminated, I was thinking could it be the caps, I have used the same caps for 12 months now, could they have lost there seals Cheers My take is that if 4 were OK then the problem is in the bottling. I would think that it is more likely a sealing issue than a sanitation issue. What type of bottles and caps were they - swing tops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasT Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 they are the pep bottles that came with the brew package, when you squeeze the bottles some you can and the others you cant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasT Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 they are the pep bottles that came with the brew package' date=' when you squeeze the bottles some you can and the others you cant [/quote'] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoptimus Maximus Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Sorry Thomas have not re-used PET bottles many times and cannot comment on how many uses you can get out of a top without replacing it. Sure sounds like the problem to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaynoW Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I'd say it is the caps. I wouldn't reuse them, I discard and buy new caps for every brew. They are only $2.95 at Big W for 30 caps. A small price to pay when risking a brew. Just use small side cutters to remove the ring lock left on the bottle too. Cheers Wayne Ps. Sorry to hear bout your brew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Unlike Wayno I'd recommend re-using caps. Of course if you find a dud one make sure you toss it out. As long as you clean the caps they can be reused many, many times. I just soak mine in a bowl of iodohpor solution when bottling - easy as [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoptimus Maximus Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I am on the third reuse of PET caps and they still seal fine. But I only do about 4 bottles from each brew in PET and may have been lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I mark my PET.caps with a-1 down the side of the cap (silver pen) every use, when a cap has 4 marks i toss them out. I know 4 is an arbitary thing but this way i am sure of replacing the caps. Before I did this I had a couple of bottles that were flat and were like vinegar.[pinched] I'd say the problem is the caps.[love] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundawake Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Great idea Weggl! I'm going to do that from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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