Batch Priming Bugger Up

[bikesandbeer]

I think I might have buggered up the batch priming of my first all grain.

In brief, when I bottled, I didn’t quite fill the last one so I thought I’d have a cheeky snifter.
It was so sweet it made me gag; it was like syrup.
This leads me to suspect that when I transferred the beer from the FV to the bottling bucket, it didn’t mix with the priming sugar / boiling water solution successfully. I didn’t stir as I didn’t want to risk oxidation.

Am I right in thinking that the best course of action is to give them a couple of weeks and if they are flat as a fart, then add more sugar.
I don’t want to second guess at this point as adding more sugar might result in a bottle bomb.

 

[simon12]

Waiting a few weeks is your best bet, in future disolve the sugar in boiling water 1st.

 

[bikesandbeer]

Waiting a few weeks is your best bet, in future disolve the sugar in boiling water 1st.

Thought so. Cheers.
And for info, I dissolved it in boiling water before adding.

 

[uDicko]

It's all about the gentle stir

 

[bikesandbeer]

It's all about the gentle stir

So, Paul. Batch Priming is like very much like making love to a beautiful women....

 

[terrym]

At present you may have some with no sugar and some with much more than they should have. And for the latter, unless you have used PET and know whats going on, you have the potential for bottles bombs. Others may disagree but the safest option in my view is to empty them all back into the FV and then rebottle and if its only a few hours at most since you bottled the priming sugar should still be good.

 

[simon12]

Now Terry's said it I agree it's a safer option and you can have another taste to check how it compares.

 

[Clint]

I dissolve priming sugar,tip in bucket etc. I have stirred and not stirred...not noticed any difference...

 

[dad_of_jon]

I empty a 16g co2 cartridge into my bottling bucket and curve my auto syphon tube around I also dissolve the priming sugar in are 300ml water. I find that racking onto the sugar solution I get a gentle whirlpool motion going without the need to stir.

 

[bikesandbeer]

At present you may have some with no sugar and some with much more than they should have. And for the latter, unless you have used PET and know whats going on, you have the potential for bottles bombs. Others may disagree but the safest option in my view is to empty them all back into the FV and then rebottle and if its only a few hours at most since you bottled the priming sugar should still be good.

Will I not massively risk oxidising if I do this?
And I bottled yesterday dinnertime.

 

[bikesandbeer]

I find that racking onto the sugar solution I get a gentle whirlpool motion going without the need to stir.

That’s what I was hoping would happen

 

[Drunkula]

Will I not massively risk oxidising if I do this?

Yeast scavenge oxygen so bottle priming will get it gone. Well some sites say it does, some say it doesn't consume the oxygen in the headspace, but that would be there either way, I suppose.

 

[terrym]

Will I not massively risk oxidising if I do this?
And I bottled yesterday dinnertime.

Unless you are going to carelessly tip your beer back into the FV without any regard for splashing, then there is little chance of the dreaded oxidation occurring.
However if you have got several times the quantity of priming sugar in some of your bottles due to poor mixing you will run the risk of gushers or worse bottle bombs.
The choice is yours.

 

[bikesandbeer]

Unless you are going to carelessly tip your beer back into the FV without any regard for splashing, then there is little chance of the dreaded oxidation occurring.
However if you have got several times the quantity of priming sugar in some of your bottles due to poor mixing you will run the risk of gushers or worse bottle bombs.
The choice is yours.

Fair point, well made.
Out of interest, and having never experienced a bottle bomb, would the pressure build up be great enough to explode a swing top bottle? Just asking out of curiosity.

 

[Mavroz]

I always transfer from FV to bottling bucket with the dextrose solution in it. A quick gentle stir with a spoon has never caused an issue up to now for me.

 

[bikesandbeer]

All done. 40 bottles emptied and refilled.
That’s a mistake I won’t make again.

 

[terrym]

Personally I don't bother with bottling buckets.
Its straight out the FV into the bottles then use a measure to add sugar to each bottle via a funnel.
Its probably considered the 'old fashioned' way but it's stood me in good stead for years.

 

[Victor Churchill]

I had a Grolsch bottle go pop once. Mind you, I had gone rather over the top in worrying about the bottles being too cold: put the crates next to a radiator, covered the lot with a sleeping bag :/ When I shifted them and cleared up they were as warm as I was..

 

[uDicko]

So, Paul. Batch Priming is like very much like making love to a beautiful women....

Laughed way too much at this

 

[Drunkula]

All done. 40 bottles emptied and refilled.
That’s a mistake I won’t make again.

Next time you'll have them all bottled up and then go "What's dis pan of fekkin sugary water doin on the stove, Kathleeen?"

And the face palm as you open them all up again, wondering if you can still use the caps again.

I always say I'm going to do a tick list and make sure I tick things and I forget that the first thing on the list is make a tick list.