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kitoog

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I had a bottle explode on me a few weeks ago and not really sure why. Every other bottle from the 20L batch was fine so far. It literally made a bang :eek: Did not have room in fermentation press for once and of course I then get a bomb. I dissolved my glucose as usual and added to bottling bucket etc. The bottle that exploded was from near bottom of fermenter as I put an x on them. Only thing I did different was use protafloc, but doubt that has anything to do with it. Could have been extra sugar at bottom of fermenter some how.
 
Another possible explanation would be that that bottle had an infection of something that could ferment more of the sugars :wha:
 
Ye I heard people mention before that an infection could cause more carbonation. Hope it does not happen again ,scary stuff.
 

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