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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 ...
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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 ...
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Upon brewing another beer today and looking at the hydrometer carefully (this one), I believe I made an error in measurement and read off of the Brix scale, not the and measured using the brix scale, not the gravity scale. 20 brix is about equivalent to 1.080 hydrometer - this doesnt make complete sense, but I am guessing a higher measurement of 1.080 was ...
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The original gravity reading was probably low due to insufficient mixing. Unless you stir the wort vigorously for a good while, it will stratify with sugary wort at the bottom and thin wort at the top.
See this question for more details about why your starting gravity might be low.
The final gravity reading is probably correct. Did you taste the beer ...
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