Poindexter

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I read somewhere that you should fill your bottles, set the caps on the bottle,and then wait like an hour or two before youi crimp down the caps so the yeast can get to work, produce some CO2 and push the oxygen out from under the caps so the beer doesn't oxidize as fast.

For a session ber that you are going to drink right away I wouldn't sweat this.

Considering it takes 1-3 weeks for a bottle conditioned beer to carbonate, I think this is worth a try for anything you intend to age more than six months or so.

M2c,

meatman

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I wish I read some of these posts a few days ago. I bottled my 2nd batch Monday and probably should have done a couple of things differently.

In hindsight I should have closed the spigot halfway on my bottling bucket. I have one of those bottling tubes and the brew was coming out too fast in my opinion and making bubbles in the bottles.

I probably should not have capped right away. This would have also reduced some of the oxygen buildup.

The more I learn about home brew the more I think its like making good bbq. The more times you do it, the more you learn, and the better your final product will be.

meatman

owentp

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So after 2 weeks, my carbonation is there but seems weak. I put the amount of priming sugar in a pyrex, cover with enough water (to about a cup), boil, cool, then add to bottling bucket.

Anything I'm doing wrong here?

homebrewdad

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Being impatient. I see Revvy and other pros state time and time again that you should be prepared to wait at least three weeks, with the beer at 70 degrees, for carbonation.

Sure, some beers carb faster, but this is the baseline.

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