over carbonated after bottleing

[sjmecham]

made the summer ale and when i pour it in a a glass it turns straight to foam... any idea why that might be?

[grapeadmin]

There are a number of possibilities:

Too much priming sugar
The beer was not clear or finished fermenting when bottled
The beer is too warm when opening bottle
The priming solution was not dispursed evenly in the batch resulting in some bottles being over carbed and some under carbed
The beer is infected and would likely taste 'off' or sour


Do any of these sound like possibilities?

john
g and g

[sjmecham]

does taste a little funky. what is the best way to sanitize bottles that have been used a few times?

[grapeadmin]

I would soak them in a dillute solution of bleach (1 tablespoon of bleach per one gallon of water). Give them at least 20 minutes and make sure the bottles are full.

Otherwise, you can soak them in PBW which is really good at removing deposits. Then hit them with an iodine (iodophor) sanitizer or oxygen sanitizer like ez clean or one step.

thanks
john