JWhitBeer
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I brewed a 7-Gal batch of belgian dubbel back in mid-Janaury and for some reason it did not carbonate properly (way under carbed).
I did a 90-min mash and a 90-boil and hit all my intended gravities.
OG: 1.062
FG: 1.013
I did two non-standard things that may or may not be a factor in the process:
a) I mixed both a Wyeast mini-starter and White Labs tube of Belgian Yeast strains together in my 2L starter (the mini-starter pack was old and expiring); and
b) After 2-weeks in primary, I racked to a secondary and kept in there for 5-more weeks @ 66F (controlled).
For priming I used 5.87oz of corn sugar to carbonate per the Beer Smith calculations and let it carb room temp for several weeks all in 22-oz bomber bottles. They all taste FLAT....
About 2 weeks ago I shook all the bottles up and let them sit for a while in hopes I might rouse the yeast, but still no change in carb level.
What do you think happened here?
What can I do to fix this? The beer is good tasting, just too sweet and flat.
Should I try and re-innoculate each bottle with yeast (dry or liquid)?
Any other options here?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
JW
I did a 90-min mash and a 90-boil and hit all my intended gravities.
OG: 1.062
FG: 1.013
I did two non-standard things that may or may not be a factor in the process:
a) I mixed both a Wyeast mini-starter and White Labs tube of Belgian Yeast strains together in my 2L starter (the mini-starter pack was old and expiring); and
b) After 2-weeks in primary, I racked to a secondary and kept in there for 5-more weeks @ 66F (controlled).
For priming I used 5.87oz of corn sugar to carbonate per the Beer Smith calculations and let it carb room temp for several weeks all in 22-oz bomber bottles. They all taste FLAT....
About 2 weeks ago I shook all the bottles up and let them sit for a while in hopes I might rouse the yeast, but still no change in carb level.
What do you think happened here?
What can I do to fix this? The beer is good tasting, just too sweet and flat.
Should I try and re-innoculate each bottle with yeast (dry or liquid)?
Any other options here?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
JW