First homebrew lager is rather flat

[kingmustard]

Out first homebrew lager is rather flat. It looks and tastes fine, though!

Can we make it a little 'fizzy' like lager is when you buy it from a shop etc. (e.g. Carling, Fosters, Stella Artois etc.)?

If it's something that needed to be done during the brewing process - what should have been done?

 

[unclepumble]

what have you put the finished beer in, a plastic keg?

If you want fizz you need to bottle it or use cornie kegs and force carbonate it

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[kingmustard]

what have you put the finished beer in, a plastic keg?

If you want fizz you need to bottle it or use cornie kegs and force carbonate it

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It's in a plastic keg, yeah.

How would putting it in a bottle make it fizz?

 

[brewnoob]

You'd put a bit of sugar in the bottom of every bottle so it would carbonate. CO2 can escape a keg much easier than a bottle :) Dan

 

[kingmustard]

You'd put a bit of sugar in the bottom of every bottle so it would carbonate. CO2 can escape a keg much easier than a bottle :) Dan

Oh, so it's now too late?

Next time :)

 

[brewnoob]

How long has it been since you kegged?

 

[kingmustard]

How long has it been since you kegged?

Around 12-15 days.

 

[brewnoob]

Have you considered injecting some CO2 into your brew through a small cylinder and new lid for your keg?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Homebrew-CO2- ... _575wt_750

Dan

 

[unclepumble]

IT WILL PROBABLY BE STILL OK TO BOTTLE FROM THE KEG AT 12-15 DAYS,

1/2 TSP SUGAR PER BOTTLE THEN LEAVE 4 WEEKS.

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[kingmustard]

I want to add that there is a large head when poured that stays in the glass all the way down, so surely this means there is already a lot of CO2 present?

 

[seanipops]

We always advise bottling or corneying (is that even a word) lager because the plastic kegs vent at around 10psi.