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Shine blow up!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:26 pm
by East Coast
I have had a bottle of shine blow up on me.
what would cause this?
could it have been a weak bottle?
Re: Shine blow up!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:38 pm
by meatheadinc
Shine or wine ???
If wine -still fermenting
If shine - temperature shock or Pressure differential caused by temp. eg distill out side in cold, cap bottle and bring into warm area.
Weak bottle is also possible. ( avoid hanging together)
More info would be useful
Re: Shine blow up!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:50 pm
by heartcut
At 100degF, the vapour pressure of ethanol is about 2psi, at 150degF about 8.6psi, neither high enough to burst a good condition bottle. If there's no vapor space, the bottle is tightly stoppered and it gets hot the liquid expansion will make or find a leak in most any bottle.
Re: Shine blow up!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:54 pm
by Prairiepiss
Had it to full. And it warmed up. Expanded and blew the bottle out. Have had it happen.
When filling a bottle. Leave plenty of head space.
Re: Shine blow up!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:57 pm
by bellybuster
did you see or hear it??
Do you have teenage kids??
kidding...
maybe
Re: Shine blow up!!!
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:50 pm
by Truckinbutch
All the reasons above could be the culprit . I've had two Carlo Rossi 4l jugs fail because of poor quality .
Re: Shine blow up!!!
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:43 pm
by cornsqueezer
Prairiepiss wrote:Had it to full. And it warmed up. Expanded and blew the bottle out. Have had it happen.
When filling a bottle. Leave plenty of head space.
I agree, I had the same thing happen and lost a gallon
Re: Shine blow up!!!
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:30 pm
by frozenthunderbolt
This is one of the reasons I prefer to cap with (decent
not composite) corks and a dollop of wax - if it gets too hot the cork just pops out, minimal losses
(+ no broken glass and flammable liquids everywhere)
Re: Shine blow up!!!
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:18 am
by Buteo
Yesterday I had a 6 gallon carboy full of wine crack and lost it all. It was in my unheated garage with an airlock on it so it wasn't a matter of pressure differential. What a waste.
Re: Shine blow up!!!
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:36 am
by ledyard
Buteo wrote:Yesterday I had a 6 gallon carboy full of wine crack and lost it all. It was in my unheated garage with an airlock on it so it wasn't a matter of pressure differential. What a waste.
That F*cking SUCKS!!!!
My condolences on your loss.
Re: Shine blow up!!!
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:40 am
by Soggy Bottom Boy
ledyard wrote:Buteo wrote:Yesterday I had a 6 gallon carboy full of wine crack and lost it all. It was in my unheated garage with an airlock on it so it wasn't a matter of pressure differential. What a waste.
That F*cking SUCKS!!!!
My condolences on your loss.
Yeah, but the worms, ants, and cockroaches are all partying hardy now!