Josh_Saratin
Apprentice
Hello All!
Quick question for everyone, I have been carbing my blonde ale now for a week and a few days now and did a test run just to see how carbing was progressing. I put it in the fridge and once it was cold opened it and a very small amount of co2 came out and poured completely flat. I know a lot of people always carb for 2 or more weeks which I was intending to do any ways, but I feel I should have at least some carbination, not flat? My last batch of pale ale was very carbed within a week and a half and many a little earlier. The bottles seem to be extremely clear with very small yeast collection at the bottom on most of them, another few had a decent amount and seemed to produce more bubbles when agitated (a good sign to me). I cold crashed for two days rather than my standard 20 to 24 hours so the beer came out very clear. I was wondering what your take is on this and should I just give these bottles a lot more time to carb up? I moved them from an area that was around 68 to 73F in hope to wake up some of the yeast if that is the issue. Also, when should and how do I declare that there will be no more carbonation and should consider it to be a flat batch?
Thanks for all the support
-Josh
Quick question for everyone, I have been carbing my blonde ale now for a week and a few days now and did a test run just to see how carbing was progressing. I put it in the fridge and once it was cold opened it and a very small amount of co2 came out and poured completely flat. I know a lot of people always carb for 2 or more weeks which I was intending to do any ways, but I feel I should have at least some carbination, not flat? My last batch of pale ale was very carbed within a week and a half and many a little earlier. The bottles seem to be extremely clear with very small yeast collection at the bottom on most of them, another few had a decent amount and seemed to produce more bubbles when agitated (a good sign to me). I cold crashed for two days rather than my standard 20 to 24 hours so the beer came out very clear. I was wondering what your take is on this and should I just give these bottles a lot more time to carb up? I moved them from an area that was around 68 to 73F in hope to wake up some of the yeast if that is the issue. Also, when should and how do I declare that there will be no more carbonation and should consider it to be a flat batch?
Thanks for all the support
-Josh