Exploding cans

[MarkBowie]

Hi Everyone,

I placed a can of Electric Bear - Inspector Remorse in the fridge last night to chill for this evening. On opening, the can exploded in my hand, hit the ceiling and made a hideous mess. I went to the cupboard to find another had exploded in there and the third required a safe detonation in a clip box outside.

They were from the warehouse clearance boxes at flavourly and had remained unmoved in the kitchen cupboard until I placed that one in the fridge.

Has anyone else experienced this from a commercial beer?!

It’s been months since I’ve been able to brew anything because of moving to a new house and everything that goes with getting the brewing area in garage and beer shed ready. I will be hurrying this process along even more now!!

 

[chthon]

 

[Sandimas]

I've had gushers from bottle-conditioned beers but I didn't think cans contained yeast? If not, I can only think that the batch that went into the cans was infected.

Might be worth e-mailing the brewery, doesn't sound right.

 

[BeerCat]

happened with a tin of toms the other day. As soon as i put the can opener in it went everywhere including my eye.

 

[MarkBowie]

I've had gushers from bottle-conditioned beers but I didn't think cans contained yeast? If not, I can only think that the batch that went into the cans was infected.

Might be worth e-mailing the brewery, doesn't sound right.

They’re “can-conditioned” and do contain yeast. I’m just surprised at both companies involved to be honest; didn’t think it would happen! I’ve emailed both and will be posting any replies I get.

 

[simon12]

I had a can that poured a pint of foam and was full of dead yeast, I phoned the brewery and they where aware they made a bad batch but thought they had all been recalled. I told the seller (four hops Reigate) but they didn't seem to care. But I never had a proper explosion.

 

[MarkBowie]

I had a can that poured a pint of foam and was full of dead yeast, I phoned the brewery and they where aware they made a bad batch but thought they had all been recalled. I told the seller (four hops Reigate) but they didn't seem to care. But I never had a proper explosion.

I’m not entirely sure flavourly will care to be honest, I’ve gone to Twitter about it too so I’ll see what they both say then. Ive never seen anything like it, reminded me of a video someone posted on here a while back of a batch of wine that was infected and they knocked the pin out on the video.

 

[Sadfield]

Never had it happen to me, but there has been a fair few incidents popping up in the past on social media.

Cloudwater had a big issue with it.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...gwAXoECAYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3MHbKeOb5WIXUGHozkXLS1

Flavourly might be interested if you tell them you just got back from A&E.

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[simon12]

Not the same thing but at the Brighton tap takeover a few weeks ago they give you a can to take home which they fill from a tap then seal but they didn't seal properly at all, just mentioned to show cans may not be as solid as you may think.

 

[MarkBowie]

Never had it happen to me, but there has been a fair few incidents popping up in the past on social media.

Cloudwater had a big issue with it.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://twitter.com/cloudwaterbrew/status/886301494361903104?lang=en&ved=2ahUKEwiuxqX0p5rbAhUqIsAKHaTqDMcQjjgwAXoECAYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3MHbKeOb5WIXUGHozkXLS1

Flavourly might be interested if you tell them you just got back from A&E.

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It’s as good a response you can expect. I wonder if this is happening because not enough is known about the limits of conditioning beer in a can? They can’t be as in control as if they bottled themselves as a lot of smaller breweries don’t have their own canning line.

 

[MarkBowie]

Not the same thing but at the Brighton tap takeover a few weeks ago they give you a can to take home which they fill from a tap then seal but they didn't seal properly at all, just mentioned to show cans may not be as solid as you may think.

I now know that! The seam around the top is a definite weak point, it’s where the ones in the cupboard blew. It looked like I had used a tin opener.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Brighton tap takeover a few weeks ago they give you a can to take home which they fill from a tap then seal but they didn't seal properly at all, just mentioned to show cans may not be as solid as you may think.

I was amused when i first saw a home canning machine posted on the forum i don't know how i thought they got the beer into them.

 

[simon12]

I was amused when i first saw a home canning machine posted on the forum i don't know how i thought they got the beer into them -

That looks exactly like the thing that didn't work properly in Brighton. I did see a commercial semi manual canning line in action a while ago, I can't remember exactly how it sealed then but it was certainly on the same principal.