BetterSense
Well-Known Member
My wife bought strawberry and root-beer flavored extracts from the LHBS. She followed the directions using champaign yeast, but the strawberry came out carbonated properly and the root beer did not. We tested the strawberry for carbonation, assumed both varieties would be the same, and chucked it all in the fridge. Now the root beer is cold and flat. It has some carbonation, but not what it should have. What could account for the differences in fermentation speed?