I made a westy 12 clone that I allowed to ferment a month in the primary and lagered it for two months. OG was 1.099 and predicted FG was ~1.025. However, as I prepared to bottle it I measured the FG and it was 1.042. The fermentation had gotten stuck before and I had restarted it by racking to a new container but I guess it stuck again.
I added fresh yeast, primed it and bottled it even though the FG is too high. Did I just make bottle bombs? How long before they blow? What should I do? I put the bottles in buckets and put the buckets in a bag to minimize mess/damage in that event.
I also put some beer in a plastic bottle which hopefully will explode before the glass ones do and give me some warning (or indication) ahead of time, maybe in time to open the bottles and release the pressure. Do you think a weak plastic water bottle (like a poland spring bottle) would explode before the glass ones do?
Thanks for any advice- I'm pretty nervous about this one.
I added fresh yeast, primed it and bottled it even though the FG is too high. Did I just make bottle bombs? How long before they blow? What should I do? I put the bottles in buckets and put the buckets in a bag to minimize mess/damage in that event.
I also put some beer in a plastic bottle which hopefully will explode before the glass ones do and give me some warning (or indication) ahead of time, maybe in time to open the bottles and release the pressure. Do you think a weak plastic water bottle (like a poland spring bottle) would explode before the glass ones do?
Thanks for any advice- I'm pretty nervous about this one.