Weird carbonation

[Chefboubou]

I bottled my Burning Pants Pale ale (my pants melted while carrying my keg through the door :-s) on March 16th. 5 days later, I popped a bottle to see how flat it was. Oh surprise, the beer was foaming like if I had previously shook it. I thought that was a very fast carbonation for a change. I tried other bottles since and the beer is now mostly flat. I know I should be patient bt my question is why it was almost over carbonated and now, the carbonation is far from being complete? Where did the CO2 go?

 

[cluckk]

The gas had been produced and built up pressure, but is hadn't gone into suspension. Now it is in suspension and it has to build up more pressure.

 

[BigFloyd]

This video really helps you understand what you've been seeing:

 

[Chefboubou]

Thanks guys! Again, the key here is patience!

 

[mamies]

Nice name by the way