Bottling

[Mad Dog]

I am approaching bottling day of my first home brew, a stout. I have a handle on how to do it. My "kit" from morebeer.com came with 4oz of corn sugar and instructions following the Palmer method.

So, how many have had bottles burst or caps pop off during conditioning? I'm not "afraid" of this because I have a big plastic tote with lid that will hold two cases if 12 ouncers. I'm just curious if this is very common these days. My dad used to home brew back before it was a popular thing to do, and lost several bottles to over pressure.

[emnpaul]

Just one. I think I may have primed it twice as all the other bottles in the batch were fine.

As long as you use a hydrometer to check your beer has finished fermeting before bottling you shouldn't have a problem.

[Mad Dog]

Thanks.

[big dave]

I have never had a bomb, but once lost a brew where the crown seal was not properly sealed. The beer cupboard smelt fantastic, but all the other brews were a bit sticky. If you use heavy bottles and seal them properly you will be fine.

[Mad Dog]

Got my virgin batch in the bottles, so far no explosions. I think that is an old school thing. Happened before people knew their gravity.

[Oliver]

Just one. I think I may have primed it twice as all the other bottles in the batch were fine.

Hmmm, you too I think I had a few too many while bottling. That's my excuse anyway. Not a bad track record given 2000+ bottles and that I usually drink when I'm bottling!

As long as you use a hydrometer to check your beer has finished fermeting before bottling you shouldn't have a problem.

Second that. Provided fermentation is finished and you don't overprime, you'll be fine.

Cheers,

Oliver

[Mad Dog]

I am usually piss drunk by the time I write down my OG LOL