by AidanMatthews » Tuesday Nov 29, 2011 3:37 pm
I found 1 of my beers did this "gushing" due to infection but it tasted acidic as a result which confirmed it.
Another one of my beers just had a HUGE head that filled the glass, once selted out it tasted great, so overcarb issue.
Overcarb was due to unfinished fermentation, as the FG was 1017 but i bottled it anyway because it stayed the same for a week.
When you took your final Gravity reading you said you bottle when same reading read twice over X days.
What was the final reading?
I have had the exact same results with really fizzy beer when i failed to get the beer below 1016 - 1018+
To fix that i pitched bigger starters and for lagers used yeast nutrient aswell.
I also find my beer fizzes out quickly if it hasnt been chilled for atleast 24hrs, or if i quick chill it in the freezer, i believe this is because CO2 escapes warmer liquid much faster than very cold, even the difference between 6*C and 2*C is noticeable
All Grain - Still learning with Every Batch.