What went wrong? This is a high gravity 1.075 brew using 10lbs LME, 1lb of Crystal, lots of hops, and Wyeast American Ale (1056 I think). The FG was 1.015 when I bottled it, that's 80% attenuation, lots of alcohol in it. It tasted great when I bottled it.
I went on vacation for 2 weeks, expecting to come back to a great beer and instead it had no more fizz than when I bottled it. And I mean NONE. I added the bottling sugar as instructed, so that's not it. It isn't sour or infected that I can tell.
Could the high alcohol kill the yeast that's left, leaving not enough to carbonate?
Should I wait some more? Or should I try to add more yeast and sugar? I have a spare packet of Safale yeast to use, and extra sugar from another batch. Or should I try kegging it and force carbonating? I don't have kegging equipment, but I could beg, borrow or steal some. It really is too good a brew to waste, probably one of my best.
I went on vacation for 2 weeks, expecting to come back to a great beer and instead it had no more fizz than when I bottled it. And I mean NONE. I added the bottling sugar as instructed, so that's not it. It isn't sour or infected that I can tell.
Could the high alcohol kill the yeast that's left, leaving not enough to carbonate?
Should I wait some more? Or should I try to add more yeast and sugar? I have a spare packet of Safale yeast to use, and extra sugar from another batch. Or should I try kegging it and force carbonating? I don't have kegging equipment, but I could beg, borrow or steal some. It really is too good a brew to waste, probably one of my best.