Nothing worse then a good night gone bad. Finally got around to bottling the Hefe last night. Finally had a non cracked hose and all the equipment cleaned and ready to go. Bottles went through the dishwasher on a rinse/clean no soap cycle....I'm ready to go right? Oh dear god no.. I checked the bottling bucket with some water, had to sanitize it anyway, and she held water. Good clear looking beer at this point, I'm actually pleased with the way its turning out. Got a nice Specific Gravity on this beer...I'm a happy guy. Start transferring from the secondary to the bottling bucket. Hmmm....little leak around the spout. I'll just grab a cup and keep going. Take a cup out and mix in the sugar for priming....what's that sound behind me? OH DEAR GOD! The spout threads had actually cracked and beer was flowing out the top like a guizer (see photos...glad I had the camera handy). I've had bad bottling times, but this was the WORST EVER! I must have lost a 6 pack on the floor last night it leaked so bad. Oh well....finally had the kitchen cleaned up at 2:30 this morning...YAWN...now to wait and see what she tastes like.....Better have been worth the hassle..
Chris
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