Opened a couple of my Belgian Tripels last night for a little after dinner treat. They were bottled on 7/11 so wasn't expecting them to be perfect but wanted to give them a little taste. To my dismay, no sound at all when I popped the caps and the beer was dead flat. Tasted ok, just flat.
So what do I do... I'm assuming the rest of my batch is the same way. They're capped tight. No leaks, etc. But they're not carbing. I primed with 5oz. corn sugar for the 5gallon batch as usual. Is it possible I just got bad caps? They're the standard brewer's best caps.
Luckily I have 12 ez caps euro bottles and I'll crack one of those tonight maybe. If its carbed I know its the caps.
If it is, what should I do?
I have no experience using carbonation drops. Do I give it a shot? Do they work ok? I'd hate to lose 14 bombers of Belgian style goodness.
So what do I do... I'm assuming the rest of my batch is the same way. They're capped tight. No leaks, etc. But they're not carbing. I primed with 5oz. corn sugar for the 5gallon batch as usual. Is it possible I just got bad caps? They're the standard brewer's best caps.
Luckily I have 12 ez caps euro bottles and I'll crack one of those tonight maybe. If its carbed I know its the caps.
If it is, what should I do?
I have no experience using carbonation drops. Do I give it a shot? Do they work ok? I'd hate to lose 14 bombers of Belgian style goodness.