AgentHubcap
Well-Known Member
First of all, I tried to search, but didn't come up with much.
I know that I'm supposed to stick my brews in the fridge for a couple of days before opening them, but it doesn't always work out that way.
I had a bottle explode at some point in the last couple of days. I just walked into my garage now and found an exploded bottle. I also just had an infected batch, so I'm a bit paranoid now.
Anyway, I cracked one that was in the same case without chilling it to taste for an infection. It has been carbing for almost 3 weeks now, so I would expect it to be stable at this point. The beer gushed out of the bottle, but not super quick. It mostly just foamed out. It was pretty hot here recently (over 90F), and my garage is not air conditioned.
I can't really tell if this one is infected as it is pretty dark and complex. Tastes pretty green right now.
I've seen this happen before when I give a beer to a friend, and they just open it and try to drink it warm.
I guess my long-winded question is: do I need to chill my beer to get the CO2 into suspension, and will they always foam up when warm?
I know that I'm supposed to stick my brews in the fridge for a couple of days before opening them, but it doesn't always work out that way.
I had a bottle explode at some point in the last couple of days. I just walked into my garage now and found an exploded bottle. I also just had an infected batch, so I'm a bit paranoid now.
Anyway, I cracked one that was in the same case without chilling it to taste for an infection. It has been carbing for almost 3 weeks now, so I would expect it to be stable at this point. The beer gushed out of the bottle, but not super quick. It mostly just foamed out. It was pretty hot here recently (over 90F), and my garage is not air conditioned.
I can't really tell if this one is infected as it is pretty dark and complex. Tastes pretty green right now.
I've seen this happen before when I give a beer to a friend, and they just open it and try to drink it warm.
I guess my long-winded question is: do I need to chill my beer to get the CO2 into suspension, and will they always foam up when warm?