Priming temps

[spykes1980]

Hey all,
Due to not being at my property much I only have the heating on when I get in at half 7 and turn it off at half 9 or so when the house is warm.

Therefore temps for carbonation/priming is at around 17/18 rather than the 20/22 recommended. Will it still work? not as much? not at all?

 

[paulpj26]

Don't worry those temps are good for carbonating! Put them somewhere cool afterwards :

 

[spykes1980]

Really, ok thanks Paul.

 

[Muddydisco]

Those temps are fine, may take longer for the yeast to fully do it's thing as but it'll still do it

 

[spykes1980]

Ok thanks for replies.

Its just I used a teaspoons worth in each 500ml bottle and expected the bottle to be pretty hard like a bottle of coke would be pre opening due to carbonation pressure, but none of that going on they have been bottled 8 days now and will be going into the garage tomorrow to sit in the cold for as long as I can leave them.

 

[PD]

with your temps I would think about leaving them in the house for a good 3 weeks in the bottle before moving them to chill out. Priming fermentation is not as quick or as active as the fermentation is in the fv. give it time....

 

[Windy]

Ok thanks for replies.

Its just I used a teaspoons worth in each 500ml bottle and expected the bottle to be pretty hard like a bottle of coke would be pre opening due to carbonation pressure, but none of that going on they have been bottled 8 days now and will be going into the garage tomorrow to sit in the cold for as long as I can leave them.

Put a few of them in the oven and warm them up to around 23C, let the warmth soak right through, then put them back with the rest and put a cover on them. The warm up should get the yeast active and once going they will keep themselves and the others warm, they will probably all go hard within a couple of days.