25 Nov
2003
25 Nov
'03
8:13 p.m.
Jim,
I recently had trouble with my last batch carbonating.
My solution: Move all my bottles upstairs where it is warmer.
After a couple of weeks it was perfectly carbonated. It took me a few
days to realize that bottle conditioning is really just another
fermentation stage. If the yeast is too cold it won't do its job. By
the way, before moving them upstairs, I kept them in my living-room
which stays around 70. Just a few degrees can make a big difference.
Hope this helps. I would hate to uncap and recap all those bottles if I
didn't need to.
-Shawn
On Nov 25, 2003, at 7:19 PM, jvoosen(a)usfamily.net wrote:
I brewed up an American Amber Ale extract kit. When
it came bottling
time I boiled the proper corn sugar and added it to the beer. After a
month it is still flat as a pancake. No carbination.
I was reading "Ben's Beer Book" and he recommended adding a few grains
of yeast, recapping and waiting two weeks. If this does not work he
said to add a few grains of corn sugar, recap and wait.
Has anyone else tried the above with any success???
Thanks!
Jim Voosen
Stillwater, Mn
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