Dropped bottle tree, bottle problems?

Hello fellow homebrewers!

So I had my first homebrewing accident so to speak. I dropped my bottle tree when it was holding about 45 or so bottles. Miraculously, only two bottles broke (and one of the bottles that broke only had a damaged opening).

I cleaned it up and it wasn't a big deal, but now I'm worried that some of the bottles that survived the fall may have microcracks in them that may not be a problem until I put a carbonated beverage in them.

Is my worrying justified? Has anyone had bottle bombs happen from using bottles that they dropped but thought were ok?

That could be a small concern. But I don't think they'd be microscopic. Not like a crankshaft or something where yo magnaflux it to find'em. Once I get my bottle tree where I want it,it doesn't move again. Save for turning it around.

Ive been reusing bottles for a while with no problem.
If something like this happend though, i would be inclined to toss them in the recylcing bin.
Just my .02

You can also bring them to a distributor and exchange them for "newer" bottles.

EDIT: i also love these posts where you guys go "....OH $hittt!!!.....this is going to suck cleaning all this bro...lemme get the camera first to show my fellow HBTers!!"

Johnnyhitch1 said:

Ive been reusing bottles for a while with no problem.
If something like this happend though, i would be inclined to toss them in the recylcing bin.
Just my .02

You can also bring them to a distributor and exchange them for "newer" bottles.

EDIT: i also love these posts where you guys go "....OH $hittt!!!.....this is going to suck cleaning all this bro...lemme get the camera first to show my fellow HBTers!!"

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Of course, commemorating the catastrophe is the best part. Well, it's at least more fun than cleaning up.

So I see, my fears about the cracks being a problem aren't totally unfounded. The cheapskate in me doesn't want to recycle them, but I guess it might be a good idea to err on the side of caution in this case.

Maybe I'll give each of the bottles a good inspection when I get home, and see if I can find any tiny cracks I didn't notice the first time.

Sounds like a good plan.