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Food & crafts => Home brewing => Topic started by: demonfarmer2630 on November 26, 2011, 11:56:21 pm

Title: home brew boom
Post by: demonfarmer2630 on November 26, 2011, 11:56:21 pm

iv made 3 lots of cider in demijons 2 have exploded is the remaning one safe all were made the same dont know why the bang but pulled glass an inch out of the wall so let me know asap?

Title: Re: home brew boom
Post by: suziequeue on November 27, 2011, 07:22:40 am

Do you have air lock tops on them? If not then the remaining one is NOT safe

You must have a method for letting the accumulated gas from the fermentation escape.

Racking off from bin to demi-john will reactivate the yeast to some extent and you will get some additional fermentation even if the cider seems to have stopped fermenting in the buckets.

Title: Re: home brew boom
Post by: deepinthewoods on November 27, 2011, 09:46:29 am

if you dont have an airlock, use a balloon over the top!

Title: Re: home brew boom
Post by: demonfarmer2630 on November 27, 2011, 12:00:39 pm

all have air locks thats why i cant figure out why 2 exploded

Title: Re: home brew boom
Post by: Womble on November 27, 2011, 02:34:16 pm

Definitely something suspect with your air locks. Were they bubbling before they went bang?

Title: Re: home brew boom
Post by: demonfarmer2630 on November 27, 2011, 04:59:23 pm

i wasnt watching at the time of the bang but they were working the day before lucky realy lol

Title: Re: home brew boom
Post by: suziequeue on November 27, 2011, 05:56:18 pm

Cripes!!!! Scary  :o :o :o