homebrewflyfish
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I've done about 7 5-gal batched now and all have worked out with awesome results.
But over two weeks ago I bottled my IIPA. It went from 1.082 to 1.016. At just over a week I racked to secondary. At about 2.5 weeks, I bottled. I did the same thing I always do when I bottled...3/4 cup corn sugar to 2 cups H20.
Problem is that one week after bottling there was 0 carb. 2 weeks after bottling there was 0 carb. It's been sitting at about 75 degrees, which is too hot for my liking but it got hot out and I don't have a better system.
I'm starting to get worried I messed up somehow. Maybe it's too alcoholic for the yeast to function? I know I added the sugar...
I guess I'll just wait another week and see what happens. But, what do you do if it never carbs? Pour it out? Serve to friends as "cask ale" ;-)? Pour in my bro's corny keg and put it on gas?
Yeast was Cali 001 that'd been sitting in the fridge for a few months but starter woke it up and it worked like a champ. But not anymore it seems. I mean like no bubbles (altho today's made a mild pffft when opened).
Totally sucks because it tastes awesome....sorachi, simcoe, and glacier hops...it's tasty but no bubbles!
But over two weeks ago I bottled my IIPA. It went from 1.082 to 1.016. At just over a week I racked to secondary. At about 2.5 weeks, I bottled. I did the same thing I always do when I bottled...3/4 cup corn sugar to 2 cups H20.
Problem is that one week after bottling there was 0 carb. 2 weeks after bottling there was 0 carb. It's been sitting at about 75 degrees, which is too hot for my liking but it got hot out and I don't have a better system.
I'm starting to get worried I messed up somehow. Maybe it's too alcoholic for the yeast to function? I know I added the sugar...
I guess I'll just wait another week and see what happens. But, what do you do if it never carbs? Pour it out? Serve to friends as "cask ale" ;-)? Pour in my bro's corny keg and put it on gas?
Yeast was Cali 001 that'd been sitting in the fridge for a few months but starter woke it up and it worked like a champ. But not anymore it seems. I mean like no bubbles (altho today's made a mild pffft when opened).
Totally sucks because it tastes awesome....sorachi, simcoe, and glacier hops...it's tasty but no bubbles!