Carbonation..

[Mfc86]

Hello..

I have just done my first part grain kit, it has been conditioning for 3 weeks and I had my first taste yesterday... Not to bad of a taste but quite flat and poor head retention, I am still quite new to brewing so out of curiosity I thought I would inject some co2 into it to try and liven it up.... No co2 went into my keg as its obviously full of co2 and the release valve wouldn't let anymore in...
So do you think it might be worth me adding more sugar and re priming or do you think that's just how the beer is supposed to be.... Its an 80 shilling scotch heavy.

Any advice would be much appreciated..

 

[Buffers brewery]

Hi @Mfc86 . Just need a bit of clarification please. How were you injecting CO2? What type of keg are you using? What is the “release valve” you are referring to? How did you initially prime your brew?