Quick Carbonation Q

[DamianH]

Hi all,
Batch primed and bottled just over 20 litres of ale with 80 grams of sugar (40gs of brewing sugar I had left over and 40gs of granulated) 9 days ago, which has been sitting in a warm place ever since. I opened a bottle today to check the carbonation, but it seems a little flat compared to commercial ale. Will leaving it in a warm place for longer improve things, or does leaving in the cold help? (I thought this was just to help it clear)

Cheers, Damian

 

[joe1002]

Give it another week or so then in the cold for a couple of weeks. You need to give it time to carbonate and condition :thumb:

 

[lewisgill]

I would say deffinately warm! I have had cider take as long as 4 months to carb up but some in as little as 2 weeks, just be patient and should be ok. I personally prefer to prime each bottle rather than the whole batch and this works well for me.

 

[DamianH]

Cheers guys,

Had a feeling that the 5 days suggested in the instructions was a bit optimistic!

 

[joe1002]

Cheers guys,

Had a feeling that the 5 days suggested in the instructions was a bit optimistic!

All timings in the kit instructions are optimistic. They want you to believe you can make and be drinking beer within 2 weeks. 2 months is more like it :thumb:

 

[graysalchemy]

Its actually the cold conditioning which allows the co2 to be absorbed back into the beer so that when it opens it fizzes. I have a barley wine which has taken 2 years to condition, and even now they are a bit hit and miss. :lol: :lol:

 

[DamianH]

Thanks grey, thought I had read something about the cold stage allowing the co2 to be absorbed back into the liquid, couldn't find the thread though.