Well, another nice header for this post could have been “The Power of Beer”.
I was just coding a little this night as a heard a loud bang from the closet. I immediately knew what was happened – I store(d) my newly-brewed beer inside!

There have been enough warnings in the manual: “Use pressure-resistant bottles, e.g. returnable bottles or bottles for carbonated drinks”, “Don’t use non-returnable bottles”… Of course I decided to attend these orders and used PET bottles for the beer (which were filled with coke before). But you might know that these bottles are sold in different thicknesses.

Ultimately, the pressure in one of the thin bottles (the only one that was fully filled) became too high and the bottle eventually died a heroic death. What a f***ing mess! 1.5 liters of beer were scattered in the (fortunately closed) closet. The walls, my parent’s suitcase and my notebook case were covered with tiny drops of beer. A puddle spread out in my little passage. A scent of alcohol went through the air. What an eventful day!

Results:

• I have only 7 liters left from the first session. It’s a great pity.
• It took me at least 30 minutes to clean the mess (not counting the time needed to write this article *g*)
• The exploded bottle has a considerable hole at the bottom (a picture will be published later – my cam ran out of power). Carbonic acid could be used as a blasting agent I guess.

Findings:

• To be on the safe side, I decided to open the other, thick PET bottles as well. The amount of carbonic acid is enormous! I think I should open them every once in a while to prevent another incident.
• While opening the bottles, the carbonic acid creates a huge power. These forces cause the sediments to rise and blend in the beer. Seems like I have no chance to drink a clear beer, then.
• I need to get hold of more thick PET bottles before bottling the brew of the next session. I haven’t started now, but actually I planned this for the following days.

Was ’ne schöne Schweinerei…