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As Thomas answered, safety is paramount right now. Glass shrapnel is a serious reality, and you don't want that in your eyes, hands, face, anywhere. Wear gloves, wear glasses, I'd even recommend a jacket/sweater when venting to keep shrapnel out of your arms/torso. Keep your beer as cold as possible to slow down fermentation. Store them away from ...

These are very thick bottles. While I wouldn't let them pressurize forever, if you keep them cold, wear leather work gloves, and bring them outside in a bucket of ice water, you should be able to open them safely (and messily). I also recommend using safety glasses. For safety (and cleanliness) reasons, I wouldn't try to save them. You might be ok if you ...

One week is Usually enough time to finish carbonating, however I've found that you get much better results if you wait at least two weeks. Bottle bombs are typically the result of one of three things Incomplete Fermentation Infection Too much bottling sugar If you made sure fermentation was complete, had no signs of infection and made sure you used the ...