| It happened to me and to most beginning | | | | behind this is that fermenting fluids will expand and |
| brewers but you have a good change to avoid | | | | that could cause glass home beer bottles to |
| exploding home brew bottles if you read this | | | | explode. Alternatively, you could potentially simplify |
| article. Because having the right home brew bottle | | | | things and just keep them at a cool but not cold |
| will literally make or break a home beer brewing | | | | place like basement or garage. |
| creation. | | | | 3. Don't forget to sanitize the bottles. Clearly that |
| Proper bottles are not the first materials you | | | | is to stop bacteria from growing and adding |
| think of when starting to brew beer but when | | | | pressure to the bottle. And what you would like |
| you find your basement full of glass and the | | | | to do instead is sanitize everything thoroughly, |
| ceiling and walls look like they just had a bad paint | | | | hoses, beergun and bottles. |
| job you know you should have. I bought some of | | | | 4. Don't buy cheap glass beer bottles. The |
| those less expensive types of bottles that where | | | | reasoning of why this can be a mistake is that |
| made from thin glass and as I learned the hard | | | | they are most likely thinner and therefore easier |
| way those are not very effective at controlling | | | | to break. As an alternative you really should use |
| the temperature of the home brew. | | | | proper PET home brew bottles or glass bottles |
| You can learn a lot about brewing online but this is | | | | form a company you know and trust. |
| one of those articles you should take at heart. | | | | 5. Make sure that the first fermentation process |
| You should just know about all you want to know | | | | is totally completed. This is the most common |
| what not to do, what circumstances to avoid and | | | | mistake people make because the cause of |
| how to avoid them. | | | | exploding home brew bottles is that the beer has |
| This article then, is to help you avoid exploding | | | | not been fully fermented before bottling. Instead, |
| home brew bottles. It offers advice on 5 things | | | | keep in mind that fermenting just takes time. |
| you must avoid if you want to use home brew | | | | Take care to avoid all 5 of the items mentioned |
| bottles. | | | | and your chances to avoid exploding home beer |
| With that preamble then, listed below are the 5 | | | | bottles could be greatly improved. Keep to the |
| things you need to avoid: | | | | alternatives mentioned, or just about any positive |
| 1. Don't use home beer bottles made from glass. | | | | action you want. But at all cost avoid these |
| The reason why you should not do this is glass | | | | mistakes. |
| home brew bottles are easier to break. | | | | Brewing your own beer is a wonderful hobby, just |
| Alternatively, it could be far better to use plastic | | | | make sure you avoid the mistakes I made and |
| home brew bottles. | | | | every one of your brews will be a big success. |
| 2. Don't store the bottles to hot. The reasoning | | | | |