Flat Beer!!

[graysalchemy]

My worst nightmare. Following yesterdays calamities, I went to open a bottle of my inaugural brew only to find it as flat as a witches t*$. It was bottle conditioned with 7g per litre of sugar, left for 2 days at a constant 18c in my fermenting cabinet then left a room temp for a week.

I was hoping to be :drunk: tonight.

Any thoughts

:hmm:

AG

 

[corby_brewer]

I would suggest leaving it in a cool place for upto 4 weeks before you open a bottle.

I was hoping to be :drunk: tonight.

You can still get :drunk: mate, it just you will be :drunk: on un-carbonated beer instead of carbonated beer.

 

[phettebs]

Wish I could say I've never had that happen...but alas....

Did you add the priming sugar to a bottling bucket or to each bottle? Sometimes, if you add to the bucket, the sugar doesn't mix thoroughly and you get some bottles that are undercarbed and some that are overcarbed.

Was this a high gravity brew? Was it in secondary for a long time and in need of new yeast?


Give it some time and it may come around. I have had to open bottles and add new yeast which is a PITA but doable.

Barry

 

[graysalchemy]

Wish I could say I've never had that happen...but alas....

Did you add the priming sugar to a bottling bucket or to each bottle? Sometimes, if you add to the bucket, the sugar doesn't mix thoroughly and you get some bottles that are undercarbed and some that are overcarbed.

Was this a high gravity brew? Was it in secondary for a long time and in need of new yeast?


Give it some time and it may come around. I have had to open bottles and add new yeast which is a PITA but doable.

Barry

Thanks for that Barry.

I mixed the sugar to the bottling bucket. The og was 1.053 down to 1.012. It was in secondry for about 10 days. There was quite a bit of yeast in the secondary.

I think i will just have to leave it another week and drink wine. :lol: :lol:

Cheers

AG

 

[Moley]

Have you only tested the one bottle?

It could just be that you've picked out one bottle with a duff cap, I've had that happen.

 

[graysalchemy]

I have tried two bottles. Tasted good though quite proud of my self.

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AG

 

[phettebs]

It sounds like you've done everything right then. I'd just leave it for another week and then sample again. Barring any mixing issues or bad caps it should be in much better shape by then.

I know, the waiting game is no fun. I just kegged a California Common (steam beer) on Wednesday and will probably tap it tonight. No idea what the carb level will be.

Barry

 

[TLServices]

Only thought from me is that the yeast - although there - wasn't in good shape. Though 1053 down to 1012 shouldn't have stressed it too much.

 

[graysalchemy]

Just to say I was just impatient it is now drinking great with plenty of head, lacing in the glass and just the right amount of carbonation. So it all ended in beers as everyone expected.

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AG