lone_wolf
Well-Known Member
Brethren,
I've read a number of threads on issues with carbonation and conditioning but feel my situation is enough a variation on the themes to warrant a fresh post.
close to a fortnight ago i (flip top) bottled a extract+steeping grain brown ale that was showing some real promise by the end of a stint in the secondary.
I've sampled two bottles recently (as I say close to 2 weeks in bottle now) and both are DEAD flat. As additional insult, the flavour has definitely changed to something sharper and more cloying.
Some context -
-> I bottled straight from secondary.
-> I primed using carbonation drops in each bottle, so even stevn sugar distribution
-> bottles + bottling tube were sterilized carefully with specialized brewing sterilizer solution
-> I notice that in contrast to all the other batches I have done, there is NO yeast residue in the bottom of the bottles.
I'm totally confused - is it possible that there was a bug in the spigot which was transferred into each bottle, and either ate the priming sugar I reserved for the yeast / or killed the yeast or both? That might explain the change in taste
However, my last of sediment indicates I just don't have enough yeast to start with, but I find that hard to believe and that wouldn't explain change in flavour either
Dear God help me
I've read a number of threads on issues with carbonation and conditioning but feel my situation is enough a variation on the themes to warrant a fresh post.
close to a fortnight ago i (flip top) bottled a extract+steeping grain brown ale that was showing some real promise by the end of a stint in the secondary.
I've sampled two bottles recently (as I say close to 2 weeks in bottle now) and both are DEAD flat. As additional insult, the flavour has definitely changed to something sharper and more cloying.
Some context -
-> I bottled straight from secondary.
-> I primed using carbonation drops in each bottle, so even stevn sugar distribution
-> bottles + bottling tube were sterilized carefully with specialized brewing sterilizer solution
-> I notice that in contrast to all the other batches I have done, there is NO yeast residue in the bottom of the bottles.
I'm totally confused - is it possible that there was a bug in the spigot which was transferred into each bottle, and either ate the priming sugar I reserved for the yeast / or killed the yeast or both? That might explain the change in taste
However, my last of sediment indicates I just don't have enough yeast to start with, but I find that hard to believe and that wouldn't explain change in flavour either
Dear God help me