TheZymurgist
Well-Known Member
This is the first time I've ever had an issue with under-carbonation, so I thought I'd get some input.
I brewed a milk stout (5 gallon batch) on September 3rd, bottled it October 6th using about 3 to 3.5 oz of corn sugar. After two weeks of sitting in the low 70's, I put a bottle in the fridge for two days and checked the carbonation. I thought it was perfectly carbonated, so I put all of the bottles in the fridge. I tried another one a week later and it seemed slightly less carbed, and one a week after that and it was even less carbed. This weekend (5 weeks after bottling) I tried one and it was basically flat. I took all of them out of the fridge.
The guy I split the batch with has kept all of his out of the fridge and will put chill them two days prior to drinking. His are all perfectly carbonated.
Is there any chance that mine will regain carbonation if I take them out of the fridge, or do I need to try adding carbonation drops?
I brewed a milk stout (5 gallon batch) on September 3rd, bottled it October 6th using about 3 to 3.5 oz of corn sugar. After two weeks of sitting in the low 70's, I put a bottle in the fridge for two days and checked the carbonation. I thought it was perfectly carbonated, so I put all of the bottles in the fridge. I tried another one a week later and it seemed slightly less carbed, and one a week after that and it was even less carbed. This weekend (5 weeks after bottling) I tried one and it was basically flat. I took all of them out of the fridge.
The guy I split the batch with has kept all of his out of the fridge and will put chill them two days prior to drinking. His are all perfectly carbonated.
Is there any chance that mine will regain carbonation if I take them out of the fridge, or do I need to try adding carbonation drops?