Klickmania
Well-Known Member
I kinda sorta goofed up the carbonation on my first two batches of beer. I used 3/4 cup dextrose in 2 cups of boiling water as per Charlie Papazian's recipe for 5 gal. Everything went really smooth but for some reason I forgot that you need to let them sit at around 70*F for a week or two after you bottle. So in all my "wisdom" I stuck them right in the fridge. I know that won't hurt the beer, it'll just take forever to completely carbonate. My question is, will they carbonate faster if I take them out of the fridge at this point? Or has that ship sailed and now I have to play the waiting game. I'm also assuming that gently agitating them to re-suspend some of the yeast wouldn't hurt either(?). Thanks in advance!
P.S. Both beers taste fine and the IPA I brewed has some carbonation in it, they both pour absolutely no head.
P.S. Both beers taste fine and the IPA I brewed has some carbonation in it, they both pour absolutely no head.