RobboMC
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As the heading says, I've been brewing for 20 years, started with dump and stir kits
and now brew about 50/50 grain and extract. I've been bulk priming for a decade or more.
Last Xmas I bottled a Dark Ale and extract beer ( my kids bought it for Father's Day so I had to brew it up )
and about 8-10 weeks after bottling the bottles started exploding.
Luckily I managed to open all the 330 ml bottles into a bucket, most were like fire extinguishers when opened,
such was the excess carbonation. The beer that I did get to drink ( before the bombs went off ) was excellent given the ingredients.
The OG was 1075, at Day 9 the gravity was 1031; bottled on Day 20 at 1029. Bulk primed with 6 g/l of dextrose powder.
Now, 8 month later, my lady has given me an ultimatum, brew decent beer or she's leaving!
So I am brewing again.
The burning question remains, what went wrong??
I don't usually use this much dry malt,
I did go through a period of years using Coopers Brew Enhancers
Any ideas to guide me, for now it's back to basics and make no mistakes.
The dark ale recipe looked like this:
Coopers Dark Ale kit
1 kg Country Brewer Dry dark malt
1 kg Country BrewerAmber Brew Booster package
1.5 kg Dark Crystal/ Brown grain, held at 65 deg C for 45 min, then boiled
with 60g of Fuggles hops for 10-12 min
and now brew about 50/50 grain and extract. I've been bulk priming for a decade or more.
Last Xmas I bottled a Dark Ale and extract beer ( my kids bought it for Father's Day so I had to brew it up )
and about 8-10 weeks after bottling the bottles started exploding.
Luckily I managed to open all the 330 ml bottles into a bucket, most were like fire extinguishers when opened,
such was the excess carbonation. The beer that I did get to drink ( before the bombs went off ) was excellent given the ingredients.
The OG was 1075, at Day 9 the gravity was 1031; bottled on Day 20 at 1029. Bulk primed with 6 g/l of dextrose powder.
Now, 8 month later, my lady has given me an ultimatum, brew decent beer or she's leaving!
So I am brewing again.
The burning question remains, what went wrong??
I don't usually use this much dry malt,
I did go through a period of years using Coopers Brew Enhancers
Any ideas to guide me, for now it's back to basics and make no mistakes.
The dark ale recipe looked like this:
Coopers Dark Ale kit
1 kg Country Brewer Dry dark malt
1 kg Country BrewerAmber Brew Booster package
1.5 kg Dark Crystal/ Brown grain, held at 65 deg C for 45 min, then boiled
with 60g of Fuggles hops for 10-12 min