Newbie From Galway...

[The Bards Son]

Yep, you're undies will smell of beer forever.

I had my first few brews behind me and thought I had my technique down.
A friend of mine decided a bottle of my beer would make a great paperweight and somehow it went pop.
It was the first time, and thankfully has not happened since.

hahahh....
I have most of the bottles in a wooden wine crate in the hotpress..only towels and bedsheets in there really
the twin primed bottles are in a styrofoam box with a lid so if they pop they shouldnt leak down on everything..I hope...Otherwise the fiance will have me out buying new everything....and that will be exspensive beer making!!!

The glass wont explode though??

[Ciderhead]

Yes the bottle itself can explode some kind soul over primed one and donated it to me for a favour I did them, the bottle completely exploded with cap still attached

[The Bards Son]

That woodfordes wherry is a grand kit, I recall reading about it before I did the kit and the commercial version has won several medals and awards in England.... if you've had English bitter before and liked it.. it's a good example of one of those.

I'm sure there's plenty of stuff on the internet to read with regards to tastes, differences, particulars of each style of beer but no substitute for just having them!... It's not excessive boozing, it's research
If you make it out in Galway whenever this Xmas night gets agreed on, we can yak all night about it...
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Yeah Im hoping to make it in to the Club meet for christmas....No better man to waffle on about stuff than myself so im sure we can bend each others ears....either way im looking forward to meeting a few members and having the craic...

[The Bards Son]

Yes the bottle itself can explode some kind soul over primed one and donated it to me for a favour I did them, the bottle completely exploded with cap still attached

Thanks CH
OOHHHH... that changes things bit....I have to have a butchers hook at them every day so...
Shane

[TheSumOfAllBeers]

The two confusing british beers, are Bitter & Mild. A 'Bitter' is really just a beer that is more hopped than a Mild. Though milds can also be darker.

So a beer described as an english bitter, may not be very bitter. I have had some US pale ales that are more bitter.

Re: bottle bombs. Yes bottles can explode if over primed, but unfinished fermentation is a greater risk than over priming.

Over priming in general is a big beginners mistake.

[johnrm]

(Really need to move this discussion to Kit brewing)