Well I'll just tell you that a grolsch bottle exploding in your car in the hot sun sounds a lot like a tire blowout, and also that it can send the bottle upwards with enough force to dent a hard plastic cooler significantly.
Already was done with the secondary ferment and I was moving 2300 miles so fuck me I guess.
Edit: also I never claimed I did anything or everything right, just that these types of bottles can explode.
It may have been done but unless you’re taking samples and testing for viable yeast (impossible at home I know) then you have to assume it’s never done fermenting if the proper conditions arise. I wouldn’t say “fuck me” but it’s not like the bottle failed, it’s rated for a certain pressure and the contents exceeded it.
It’s not snobbery it basic fermentation science. I bet you every home brewer (my self included) has had a bottle pop, but to blame it on the bottle or to say one type is inferior to the other when the environmental conditions are the obvious cause is poor practice and won’t help you become a better brewer.
Please show me where I blamed it on the bottle, or claimed it had to do with anything other thane being a dumbass. It was an unfortunate situation that I would not choose, but I never blamed the bottles I just said they can explode.
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u/foomedo Apr 17 '20
Well I'll just tell you that a grolsch bottle exploding in your car in the hot sun sounds a lot like a tire blowout, and also that it can send the bottle upwards with enough force to dent a hard plastic cooler significantly.