So my huge cannon ball stout has been resting for about 2.5 months total now, including about a month in the bottles. I cracked one open last night to see how things were going and I was really pleased with the taste, but, the carbonation was simply too low. It pouts completely flat, and you can only detect some tiny bubbles on your tongue. Now, I should admit that this IS my fault. Being a huge thick stout, I didn't want to add 100% of the priming sugar packet that came with the kit (since the sugar packet size is universal in any kit from a zippy summer light beer to a big thick stout), so, I only added in 3/4 of the sugar. It was JUST enough carbonation to hear a faint "pfff" when popping the top, but again, just not enough.
So, what I did tonight was mix up the remaining 1/4 of the 2.4 oz packet of the priming sugar (I kept it), in the appropriate amount of boiled water (1/2 cup) and let it cool to about 75 degrees. I divided that volume by the number of bottles to get an even amount for each bottle I had. Then, as rapidly as I could, one by one, I popped the top, injected the 3.1 ml of sollution into the bottle, and re-capped them with new caps. I flipped the bottles a few times to agitate the settled bits from the bottom, then rested the cases upstairs where it's 75 degrees, rather than in the basement where it's 68 or so. I think I remember reading that the warmer temps will help carbonate them up better.
Any thoughts on whether this has any hope? I guess WORST case is, I just let the little bit of carbonation pressure out of them all and this new step ends up adding nothing, leaving me with COMPLETELY flat beers. Crossing my fingers though.
So, what I did tonight was mix up the remaining 1/4 of the 2.4 oz packet of the priming sugar (I kept it), in the appropriate amount of boiled water (1/2 cup) and let it cool to about 75 degrees. I divided that volume by the number of bottles to get an even amount for each bottle I had. Then, as rapidly as I could, one by one, I popped the top, injected the 3.1 ml of sollution into the bottle, and re-capped them with new caps. I flipped the bottles a few times to agitate the settled bits from the bottom, then rested the cases upstairs where it's 75 degrees, rather than in the basement where it's 68 or so. I think I remember reading that the warmer temps will help carbonate them up better.
Any thoughts on whether this has any hope? I guess WORST case is, I just let the little bit of carbonation pressure out of them all and this new step ends up adding nothing, leaving me with COMPLETELY flat beers. Crossing my fingers though.