old bill Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Latest dark ale .6 weeks old a bit gassy and bottles seem to froth over after opening .Help?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownsworthy Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Gushers may be an infection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Either infection or the beer wasn't fully fermented when it was bottled. Did you check that it was the same gravity reading over 2-3 days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 PET you can periodically release gas until it is where you want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bill Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 thanks .will follow up infection thoughts .What i do is rinse after use, stand upside down until next then squirt with sansun a couple of times prior to use ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Infection is a possible cause; it may not be infection. It could be as I said in my earlier post that the beer hadn't finished fermenting when you bottled it. Do you take gravity readings with a hydrometer before bottling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bill Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 Only take hydro readings if bottling on 6th day usually too busy and have been known to leave for two weeks.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Two weeks is a better timeframe to leave all beers before bottling. It lets the yeast clean up a bit after fermentation resulting in a better flavoured beer. 6 days is pushing it to have them completely fermented unless you've got the temperature quite high, or are brewing low OG beers. I would be taking hydro readings on every batch if I was you. After two weeks it's highly likely that the beer is fermented, but I'd rather spend a couple of minutes taking a hydro reading over 2 or 3 days and confirm it, than just assume it's done and bottle it and hope for the best. It's a possible explanation for your batch being over carbonated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bill Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 Thanks Mr Van Blotto will follow up and take those time consuming readings over 3 days. have also gone beserk on cleaning , bottle brushing and then sansuning to drip dry prior bottling.Again thanks for your input.regards old bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captsensible23 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Be careful using a brush on the pet bottles. You may cause a scratch where it causes a shadow when cleaning and other nasties can grow. a warm rinse after finishing the bottle I find will suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 It would be advisable to remember that the infection, if there is one, could be in the fermenter OR the bottles. If it is an infection causing over carbonation in the whole batch it would seem more likely that it was introduced before bottling, than every bottle being infected with it before being filled with beer, given your cleaning and sanitising procedures for the bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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