Burbing Bottles

[Guest guest]

I first read of burping the bottles from Margret Pegg's posts, but since

she is away, perhaps some of the rest of you who burp your bottles

(Graham?!) could clear up this mystery for me.

How big is the burp? Do you just barely loosen the bottle cap or loosen

until you hear the " phhhttt " ? Or do you loosen the cap entirely?

If using corks, do you simply put them in lightly, or do you lift them

slightly or completely when burping?

With the first batch, I burped the bottles daily and perhaps too

thoroughly, as there was no fizz left in a batch that had a nice smooth

fizz prior to bottling. Since, I have not burped the bottles at all,

some with screw tops and some with EZ tops. All batches have been put

into a large heavy-duty painter's bucket with an airtight, leak proof

screw-on Gamma Seal lid. (I had read about these explosions here before

ever starting and they made a believer of me!) Something that was

interesting to me -- and perhaps someone here can address it -- is that

on one occasion, enough pressure had built so that the EZ top bottles

had leaked a bit of KT which I found under each bottle on the paper

towels beneath. The screw tops had not leaked. This made me think the

EZ tops would be safer, releasing some pressure if necessary.

Evidently, from Joyce's experience, I was wrong.

Thank you for your insights --

and Blessings on Your Day!

Lois (in the Midsouth)