3 days no carbonation !

karljrberno · 02-01-2012, 11:35 PM

So like i might be over antsy but i drink a bottle 3 days after bottling and have noticed "NO" carbonation , is this normal , I mean no carbonation not the fact that i drink one so green

**Hoosier-Brewer** · 02-01-2012, 11:39 PM

Bottle carbing takes time, patience is required. When I bottle it takes 2-4 weeks with the bottles on top of my wall cabinets with a towel over them.

**Gear101** · 02-01-2012, 11:40 PM

plus one... more like three weeks, did your beer taste like sweet tea?

**Shooter** · 02-02-2012, 12:05 AM

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BigTerp · 02-02-2012, 05:34 PM

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**iijakii** · 02-02-2012, 05:48 PM

When I was bottling it usually took me about a week to get any carbonation. I'd crack one at a week since I was antsy, then wait until the three week mark and they were usually pretty good by then.

It's also January and you're in Michigan. What temps are your bottles being stored at? You might be looking at three months of carb time

**Brewnoob1** · 02-02-2012, 06:23 PM

I've noticed that a week is about minimum before I saw enough carbonation to even make a pffft. The longer you wait, the better

badbrew · 02-02-2012, 06:47 PM

I get o.k. carbonation on a light beer at 70 F in about 5 days.

karljrberno · 02-03-2012, 12:13 AM

68deg to 70deg in my closet here in MI , I have 40gallons on the floor

8 different flavors , 20gallons in bottles now and can FIRE at willllllll

will is coming very soon next week ? Ma by another 10gal on the floor I need to keg , But i want to master bottling first

Just thought I would find out what efficiency on carbonating my brews ,

**BargainFittings** · 02-03-2012, 01:23 PM

3 days is pretty quick to be checking as others said.

Keep in mind that the beer needs some time at serving temp for the c02 in the head space of the bottle to absorb into the beer.

In other words if you pop one in the freezer for 20 minutes, that is not enough time for you to get a true sense on how carbonated the beer is as a lot of the c02 is still in the head space.