First ever bottle bomb!
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gibbiem
First ever bottle bomb!
Happened this morning about 3am ha ha. We're staying at Centre Parcs so brought some beers down. It was one of coppers cervezas that blew but I have no idea why. It's been bottled for weeks now, been in fridge and stored at room temp. Only got about 6 bottles left, went in to 330ml bottles and some in Adnams bottles. Was an Adnams bottle that went. Any ideas why? Infected bottle maybe?
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oldbloke
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Re: First ever bottle bomb!
Probably took a knock at some point in the past and had an invisible stress weakness somewhere in the structure of the glass.
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Maysie
Re: First ever bottle bomb!
I have only ever had one.
It went when I knocked the crate the bottles were stored in which just caused the bottles to clatter a bit and the shoulder part of one bottle just exploded under the carb pressure.
When I took a closer look it was a very weak/thin section of glass, so was a defective bottle which I guess happens from time to time.
Fortunately all of my beers are stored in those plastic lock-down lid boxes, so the mess was really easy to clear up too - which was a relief. Unlike my memories of my parents elderberry wine concoctions that used to explode in the under-stairs cupboard!
It went when I knocked the crate the bottles were stored in which just caused the bottles to clatter a bit and the shoulder part of one bottle just exploded under the carb pressure.
When I took a closer look it was a very weak/thin section of glass, so was a defective bottle which I guess happens from time to time.
Fortunately all of my beers are stored in those plastic lock-down lid boxes, so the mess was really easy to clear up too - which was a relief. Unlike my memories of my parents elderberry wine concoctions that used to explode in the under-stairs cupboard!
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gibbiem
Re: First ever bottle bomb!
Funny you say that, as I was bottling my latest brew I noticed one of my newcy Brown bottles had a defect! had to pour the brew! better than going home to a bottle bomb though. This one may have been knocked on the journeyoldbloke wrote:Probably took a knock at some point in the past and had an invisible stress weakness somewhere in the structure of the glass.
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Chicken Dipper
Re: First ever bottle bomb!
I remember having a whole crate go off when I was at work about 18 years ago. My first flat with my then girlfriend, I was using the spare bedroom as a storage space for my stuff including home brew. Well, it was a really hot summers day, and we came home to the aroma of John Bull Best Bitter and found broken bottles and beer on the ceiling and walls! - in those days I used to use a whole tea spoon of sugar to prime as well! Fizzy old stuff it was too, when I got some into a glass! Lesson learnt!!