Beernip
Well-Known Member
Okay, here is my problem. I have a Russian Imperial Stout (9.6%) that just will not carb. I brewed it on 10/13/09 with notty. Racked two weeks later to a secondary and let it sit until 12/27/09 and then bottled with 3.8oz of corn sugar. After three weeks in my office (temp controlled at 68 degrees) I cracked one and nothing (no sound), after 4 weeks a tiny hiss but no carbonation at all. I waited another week and last Tuesday tried again and not even a hiss when I cracked the cap.
Now I am a patient man but damn this stuff if tasty flat and want to start drinking it. What should I do? Drop in a grain or two of notty yeast in each and re-cap? add more sugar?
The other viable option I have is that my kegging equipment arrives today. How can I get the beer out of the bottles and in to the keg without creating too much oxidation? What would be the best way to do this or is it just best to let it carb in bottles? It is a RIS and couldn't hurt to let it bottle carb another month.
Now I am a patient man but damn this stuff if tasty flat and want to start drinking it. What should I do? Drop in a grain or two of notty yeast in each and re-cap? add more sugar?
The other viable option I have is that my kegging equipment arrives today. How can I get the beer out of the bottles and in to the keg without creating too much oxidation? What would be the best way to do this or is it just best to let it carb in bottles? It is a RIS and couldn't hurt to let it bottle carb another month.