Waxed bottles...weeping??

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by rudzud, Nov 15, 2013.

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  1. rudzud

    rudzud Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2010 Massachusetts
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    This is the strangest thing, never seen anything like it. I have two waxed bottles (Prairie Christmas). When I apply pressure to the wax, liquid bubbles out from the various pores in the wax (most of the time clear, one occasion a light brown).

    I have never, ever seen or heard of this happening.

    The bottles are probably cellar temp...I wouldn't think trapped condensation or something would make this happen. My concern is the caps are not completely sealed, really did not want to crack one of these now let alone both of them...

    Edit: One is weeping clear, the other keeps weeping light brown. The weeping occurs on various parts of the wax, from neck to under the cap area.
     
    #1 rudzud, Nov 15, 2013
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  2. WhiteJordan

    WhiteJordan Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2012 Washington

    Peal off the wax? Wouldn't have to open the beer, but you could get a closer look at the caps.
     
    #2 WhiteJordan, Nov 15, 2013
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  3. blguillen

    blguillen Initiate (0) Apr 19, 2011 California

    Pics?
     
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  4. blue-dream

    blue-dream Initiate (0) Aug 22, 2013 Virgin Islands (U.S.)

    Crack that shit open and bite the bullet, drink-em now!!!
     
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  5. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    Maybe they feel unloved. Cellaring can have that effect. (Sorry I am of no real help.)
     
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  6. rudzud

    rudzud Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2010 Massachusetts
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    #6 rudzud, Nov 15, 2013
  7. MikeT77

    MikeT77 Initiate (0) Jul 2, 2010 New York

    Surprised nobody's asked this yet - does whatever is weeping smell like beer?
     
    #7 MikeT77, Nov 15, 2013
  8. rudzud

    rudzud Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2010 Massachusetts
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    Well, it does not smell like just water. That said, doesn't smell like I'm taking a big wiff of bourbon and malts.

    I tasted it...again, did not taste like just water...
     
    #8 rudzud, Nov 15, 2013
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  9. nsheehan

    nsheehan Savant (1,206) Jul 3, 2011 Texas
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    Looking at those pictures made me feel naughty. Good thing my gf didn't walk in on me reading this.

    Take the wax off and check the caps. You can re-wax, there's some good info in the Pumpkinator thread on the SW forum. I'm not sure if waxing over the wax would do anything.
     
    #9 nsheehan, Nov 15, 2013
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  10. Czar_chasm

    Czar_chasm Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2012 Michigan

    while my bottle gently weeps....
     
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  11. DelMontiac

    DelMontiac Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2010 Oklahoma

    Hahaha! That's great! "I look at your wax and I see it needs sealing..."
     
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  12. rudzud

    rudzud Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2010 Massachusetts
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    Leave it to you to come up with that. Hahaha
     
    #12 rudzud, Nov 15, 2013
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  13. rudzud

    rudzud Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2010 Massachusetts
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    The pock marks are air bubbles in the wax, clearly. Now, all those beads of liquid have presumably been absorbed by the wax (leaving brown stains). I mean..we've all seen beer bottles where there was old, dried beer around/under the caps. I'm assuming this is the case..just not old/dried yet?
     
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  14. DelMontiac

    DelMontiac Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2010 Oklahoma

    But seriously...I would strip off the wax. Could be a leaking cap or a cracked neck. Ask chaseabeer - he's the brewer/owner.
     
    #14 DelMontiac, Nov 15, 2013
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  15. rudzud

    rudzud Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2010 Massachusetts
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    After contacting the person I traded with, all of his bottles have dried brown dots on them....It's highly unlikely that all of these beers had bad caps...isnt it?
     
    #15 rudzud, Nov 15, 2013
  16. DrewLikesBeer

    DrewLikesBeer Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2013 Florida

    Sounds like a good time to email the brewery and/or the dude mentioned above. I have a few ideas, but at the end of the day I haven't personally run into that before so it'd just be me guessing.

    Or just pound them both and have a well above average Friday :rolling_eyes:
     
    #16 DrewLikesBeer, Nov 15, 2013
  17. dianimal

    dianimal Savant (1,006) Apr 18, 2012 California

    taste the "tears"
     
    #17 dianimal, Nov 15, 2013
  18. Stugotzo

    Stugotzo Initiate (0) Jun 13, 2012 Florida

    I don't know whyyyyyyyyyyy, nobody drank me. Nobody sank their lips..... into me.
     
    #18 Stugotzo, Nov 15, 2013
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  19. SirBottlecap

    SirBottlecap Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2013 California

    I'll bet that a waxed bottle of Ray's Good Liquor Sauce wouldn't weep.
     
    #19 SirBottlecap, Nov 15, 2013
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  20. sirsteve42

    sirsteve42 Maven (1,299) Jan 15, 2009 New York

    My favorite 80s band was tears for fears of beer leaking;-)
     
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