Agent Brew

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I bottled an IPA using 2/3 cup of corn sugar. I boiled the sugar in 1 cup of water for 10 min then added it the bottling bucket. I then racked the beer into the bottling bucket. After two weeks at 65-70 deg, I moved the bottles to the fridge. I tried 5 bottles after two weeks in fridge. Only one was well carbonated and held a thick head. The others were almost flat and little to no head.

Any ideas on what would cause this? Is it possible my capper is not creating a proper seal? Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

bullinachinashop

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Most likely an inconsistent mix of the priming sugar.

Agent Brew

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That could be it, I normally don't mix. I just rack the beer into the bucket. I assumed the swirling of the beer from the tube was enough. Next time I will mix it well. Thanks.

turkeyjerky214

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Could be that they will carbonate, they just haven't yet. I'd always check at least a few bottles, one at a time in the fridge, before assuming the whole batch had carbonated.

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spenghali

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queue the 3 weeks at 70 degrees mantra!

LowNotes

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Yeah, I'd add another vote toward "wait another week at room temp". I had a nut brown ale, I tried it after 1 week = mostly flat & very sweet, 2 weeks = pretty flat & some sweet, 3 weeks = nice head, tasted like a nut brown ale

My exact quote after trying the "2-week" beer was "If the whole batch ends up like this and doesn't get any better, I will be disappointed." Luckily, that was not the case