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sendkyleanemail
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No worries. Give it 2-4 more weeks. Try to keep it as close to 70F as possible.
Welcome! First thing is a week is not long enough for carbonation for most beers. If you haven't yet then you should read the bottling sticky. It will not only explain everything but also has some of the best tips I have ever seen. Keep your bottles around 70ish degrees and give them 2 more weeks before you even begin to worry. Then two days in the fridge and try one.
3 or 4 weeks at 70F is pretty much the norm. But I've found that 2 weeks fridge time gives thicker head & longer lasting carbonation. Some achieve this in only one week,so far as average gravity beers are concerned.
Jarrat
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Try to keep the beer at a stable temp, don't allow it to get warmer and colder throughout the 24hr day.... it will slow things down a lot.
lebucheron
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I'm guessing it's a cooper's lager or like. It's actually an ale. Leaving it in the fermenter for longer will condition the beer better (resulting in better tasting beer) but the carbonation only takes place once you've added the carbonation drops (or sugar) to the bottles or bottling bucket. Leaving it in the bottle for about 3 weeks is the suggested best bet time for proper carbonation.
