GregoryShmegory
Active Member
My belgian white is not carbonating well after 4 weeks in the bottles. I used 5 oz corn sugar for this 5 gallon batch. They've been kept around 70 degrees for this time.
My thoughts:
Fermentation took a longer time than usual, around 3 full weeks to reach FG and for the Krausen to clear. Perhaps this yeast is just "retarded" and taking it's sweet ass time to carb in the bottles.
Or, there were a few bottles that had bulging caps after about 2 weeks. When I poured one into a glass it was extremely carbonated; perhaps the priming sugar didn't mix in well, although I used the bottling bucket method and poured the priming sugar in before racking.
I was just wondering if anyone had any insight. There is definitely some carbonation, just about half what I would like. I'll just let them sit for a few more weeks then try one again, unless someone has a better idea. Thanks
G
My thoughts:
Fermentation took a longer time than usual, around 3 full weeks to reach FG and for the Krausen to clear. Perhaps this yeast is just "retarded" and taking it's sweet ass time to carb in the bottles.
Or, there were a few bottles that had bulging caps after about 2 weeks. When I poured one into a glass it was extremely carbonated; perhaps the priming sugar didn't mix in well, although I used the bottling bucket method and poured the priming sugar in before racking.
I was just wondering if anyone had any insight. There is definitely some carbonation, just about half what I would like. I'll just let them sit for a few more weeks then try one again, unless someone has a better idea. Thanks
G