I live in Northern Ontario, the weather is getting colder.
I bottled my home-brew about two weeks ago. I decided to store the bottled beer in my basement cold room/storage.
It's chilly in there, but not really really cold. Was this a mistake? Or will it just take longer for the yeast and sugar to carbonate? Should I take the bottle beer out to carbonate in a warmer environment?
I also used carbonation drops this time. I also see a few carbonation bubbles rising the surface -- is this okay? (again I didn't notice alot of this in my first batch because it was a darker beer)
Also this is the 2nd batch I've bottled -- different type of beer though. This one is similar to a corona. It is light colored and I notice a lot of things floating around in the beer. Is this bad? They appear to be crystal like things floating around, almost like tiny chips of glass (it's not glass)
Thanks
I bottled my home-brew about two weeks ago. I decided to store the bottled beer in my basement cold room/storage.
It's chilly in there, but not really really cold. Was this a mistake? Or will it just take longer for the yeast and sugar to carbonate? Should I take the bottle beer out to carbonate in a warmer environment?
I also used carbonation drops this time. I also see a few carbonation bubbles rising the surface -- is this okay? (again I didn't notice alot of this in my first batch because it was a darker beer)
Also this is the 2nd batch I've bottled -- different type of beer though. This one is similar to a corona. It is light colored and I notice a lot of things floating around in the beer. Is this bad? They appear to be crystal like things floating around, almost like tiny chips of glass (it's not glass)
Thanks