Why Do Some Beers Fizz When Opened And Others Don't?

[Cannon]

Hello again!
Just wondering why my long necks will sometimes fizz out of control when opened
And others will not. Is it the amount of sugar added to the bottle?
I have a specific teaspoon measurer but it still seems to happen to me?
Any ideas guys?​

 

[bum]

Letting primary finish before bottling is usually advisable.

 

[yum beer]

If by out of control you mean beer 'gusher' going everywhere then you have an infection.

If its not in all your bottles perhaps your cleaning regime was not satisfactory.



More details would help.....type of brew, ferment, og/fg, cleaning, bottling, dates....

 

[ekul]

my guess is that you're not using sanitiser. So some bottles are getting bugs in them which is fermenting the beer further, resulting in more gas and fizz

 

[hoppy2B]

What type of sugar are you priming your bottles with? Brown sugar has sticky lumpy bits in it which I suspect may cause gushers from time to time under certain conditions.

 

[Cocko]

Beer bottles pour spout openings vary, most times by points of a mm and a standard cap, being a wrapping style will adjust to pretty much all the sizes...

So, sometimes the bottles go pssht and sometimes nothing... it all varies... Also, sometimes the glass absorbs some of the pssht and other times the glass is distracted by the cap actually being removed so forgets to go pssht, that could be what you are experiencing I reckon... It sound like a simple case of the bottle forgetting to go pssht.

I hope it helps!

2c.

 

[O'Henry]

I wish there was a like button on here...

As for the OP, maybe you are priming with more sugar than you intend in some of the bottles. You could try bulk priming the beer in a separate fermenter then bottling straight from there, then you can eliminate if it is the way you are priming.

 

[Impy]

3 possible causes.

1. You're not waiting long enough for carbonation to really sink in <2weeks. WATCH:

2. You're priming with too much sugar. Over carbonation can make the brew leap out of the bottle. If you're bulk priming your sugar might not be dissolved correctly so some bottles are getting more sugar than others.

3. An infection. "Bad" yeasties and other bugs can ferment waaay more sugar than it normally would. It'll do the same as #2, but taste AWFUL.

Hope this helps.