carbonation

[burpee]

is 4 days a bit early to expect carbonation on a lager kit opened 1 today and although bottle got firmer(2 ltr pet) it completely flat.

 

[Mike1981]

Yeah 4 days is a bit too early. When i bottle, i leave them somewhere warm for at least a week then put them somewhere cold for 2-3 weeks at least before trying them. Trick is to get another kit on the go ASAP, then when your drinking your first kit, then second one is aging well :

 

[graysalchemy]

What you are lacking is patience. You need to give it a week in a warm place so that the yeast produce co2 then another 3-4 weeks somewhere cool so that the co2 is absorbed into the beer. You will probably get away with a couple of weeks but it will taste better if you leave it a while longer. I always find my beer is in peak condition just as I drink the last bottle.

 

[Wez]

Agree with above posts.

Even though temptation is there, you will do yourself a favour by waiting a while.

 

[Fergmeister]

When I bottle, I usually use 2 litre PETs plus a few one litres to try. usually after a week it's drinkable and quite fizzy, and after 2 weeks it is really quite fizzy and quite a bit clearer. It has to be said though, I'm still drinking bottles from 2 months or so ago and they taste better every time I open one. Stocking up is definately the way forward!

 

[burpee]

I know was a impatient, didnt have no beer in lol. going to get an edme lager on wednesday.

 

[Fergmeister]

Yea I'm the same, that's why I always have a taste after 1 week lol. Haven't tried the EDME lager yet as I just bottled it on Friday but I think it smells like a proper branded beer, whereas the youngs lager kit I did just smelt of nondescript lager.