Exploding scrumpy

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Exploding scrumpy

Post by oxford brewer » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:29 pm

I filled a 1ltr swingtop bottle with my scrumpy from a barrel this morning with the intention of giving it to a mate at work,I filled it to the brim then snapped the lid shut.When I filled the bottle the scrumpy was at 1c at 12.15pm today when the bottle was on my desk it was about 23c :wink: at 12.16pm I heard a faint sound of glass breaking followed by a sweet smell of scrumpy :shock: :shock: the bottle had broken at the base and the neck and dumped its contents everywhere :cry: :cry: .At least the lid didnt give way :roll: :roll:
Does anyone know what sort of pressure would cause that to happen :?:
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Post by oxford brewer » Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:15 pm

DaaB wrote: Sorry no idea what pressure Grolsch bottles can handle, champagne bottles can take up to 90 psi iirc though.
Swingtops are easier to cap at 6.15am though :wink: :wink:
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Post by DRB » Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:59 pm

Did you make it out of apples and not juice ? What do you use to chop and press them ?, only asking as I want to give it a bash this year.

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Post by richard_senior » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:08 pm

There's a little bulging bit on most swingtops near the top. That bulge is for gas :)

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Post by oxford brewer » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:29 pm

DRB wrote:Did you make it out of apples and not juice ? What do you use to chop and press them ?, only asking as I want to give it a bash this year.
We used a scratter and a 150year old cider press,3 tonnes of cider apples from a cider orchard and no added yeast :shock:
I went on this course run by Richard Burns,here is the website http://www.cheerswinemakingandbrewing.c ... cider.html
The course is good value and very informative 8)
Its last years course dates but phone the shop and speak to Richard(just make sure you have a spare hour or so because he is a great conversationalist :wink: :wink:
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Post by richard_senior » Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:42 pm

I've bought a 'bottle jack' for 8 quid.
My plan is to weld a small square frame and bolt the jack on the inside of it, then make a little apple press with it.
I'll wash the apples and put them in a plastic fermenting bucket, then I'm going to modify a paint mixer so that it's a big ass blade, and use a drill to mince the apples.. transfering them to the press...
Will do this when my neighbours tree is ready in the autumn!

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Post by oxford brewer » Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:02 am

You may want to add some crab apples to your mix as they give certain benefits to cider!
Have a look through this website as its the best that I could find http://www.cider.org.uk/
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