Made my first bottle bomb

[Adam Beck]

Tried to make a cherry wine pet Nat. I thought I hit a good SG, but last night I opened one to disgorge it and when I opened it the whole thing exploded, shooting glass and throughout the kitchen and living room. Took me two hours to clean up. Threw the other four bottles out in the dumpster just to be safe. Ugh. Gonna give up on making anything sparkling from now on.

 

[BernardSmith]

You need to use champagne bottles if you are making a sparkling wine. Even beer bottles may not be able to withstand the pressure that can build up.

 

[Adam Beck]

You need to use champagne bottles if you are making a sparkling wine. Even beer bottles may not be able to withstand the pressure that can build up.

Yep lesson learned