Nottingham Carbonation

About three and a half weeks ago I bottled my christmas ale. This year I used Notty yeast, which is the first time i've ever used it. I cracked one open the other day, and while the beer was obviously green in taste, I wanted to make sure it would be good to go in a month when my wife and I throw our annual x-mas party. But I noticed that there was little to no carbonation. Is Notty a notorious slow carbing yeast?

No....

Was it a really high gravity brew?

Has it been really cold?

The 3 weeks at 70 is only a "suggestion" or rule of thumb for low to average grav beers....below 1.060.

You have spices in there, which will also affect the time it takes to carb.

Read my blog Of Patience and Bottle Conditioning, for more info...

Relax, all will be well by Christmas.

cheezydemon3 said:

No....

Was it a really high gravity brew?

Has it been really cold?

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not really, the OG was 1.050 and finishing was right around 1.010. the temp has been constant at around 68 degrees

danorocks17 said:

not really, the OG was 1.050 and finishing was right around 1.010. the temp has been constant at around 68 degrees

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68 is not the same as over 70...It may not seem like much to you and me, but to a micro-organism, that is a lot of temp difference, another reason it's not quite "there" yet.

Revvy said:

The 3 weeks at 70 is only a "suggestion" or rule of thumb for low to average grav beers....below 1.060.

You have spices in there, which will also affect the time it takes to carb.

Read my blog Of Patience and Bottle Conditioning, for more info...

Relax, all will be well by Christmas.

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Thanks Revvy, I brewed this beer last year and didn't remember having and carbing issues, but now that you mention it I think I did read that spices will affect carbonation. I just don't want to disappoint Jesus for his birthday and have a flat beer :fro:

danorocks17 said:

Thanks Revvy, I brewed this beer last year and didn't remember having and carbing issues, but now that you mention it I think I did read that spices will affect carbonation. I just don't want to disappoint Jesus for his birthday and have a flat beer :fro:

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Well KUDOS to you for actually brewing far enough ahead that you left plenty of time for beery perfection. Just wait til those folks who brew on Dec 14th start posting that their beer's not ready on Dec 24th........

Or this weekend for Turkey Day.