English pale ale over carbonated

[mpfeil8484]

Hey everyone tried another one of my English pale ales today. They taste great but have been over carbed, and I mean as soon as beer hits glass bam massive foam. They have been bottled for a month, I did a 5 gallon batch and used 5oz of prim sugar. Now today the foam wasn't as bad but I notice little orange specks sticking to the side of the glass is this sign of an infection? The beer does taste good just a little curious
Thanks

 

[cullen]

If it tastes good, it's unlikely to be an infection - or at least an infection you care about.

As an aside, there seems to be a fixation going around on getting the exact amount of carbonation you want. If you're carbonating naturally, that's going to be tricky.

 

[gr8shandini]

Have they been cold for at least 24 hours? Cold water holds more CO2 than warm. The extra gas sits in the headspace and takes a little while to absorb back in when you chill them.

 

[mpfeil8484]

They have been cold for two weeks

 

[duboman]

Did you actually bottle a full 5 gallons? Most likely not. You over carbonated.

A good rule of thumb is .75-1oz/gallon of finished beer for 2.3-2.5 vol of Co2

Weigh your priming sugar and don't assume a 5o pack has exactly 5oz of sugar in it either.

Just pour slow, enjoy the beer and learn for next time