sentfromspain
Well-Known Member
So I did a 5 gallon batch of stout, added 130 grams or 4.6 oz of dextrose sugar (which according to some tables is too much for that style, but it was my decision), and bottled.
After three weeks I pick a bottle, pour the beer into a glass, and while there is some head, the bubbles seem very very small. It isn't like forced carbonation where you can see and feel the bubbles rising. And while that may be some people's preference, I am sure that if I give a person this beer (lets say, somebody who doesn't appreciate craft beer), they will say that it is flat.
The easy solution would be to force carbonate the beer, but I'm a strong supporter of bottle conditioning. Is there a way to make the bubbles more noticeable? Bigger? A different sugar maybe?
After three weeks I pick a bottle, pour the beer into a glass, and while there is some head, the bubbles seem very very small. It isn't like forced carbonation where you can see and feel the bubbles rising. And while that may be some people's preference, I am sure that if I give a person this beer (lets say, somebody who doesn't appreciate craft beer), they will say that it is flat.
The easy solution would be to force carbonate the beer, but I'm a strong supporter of bottle conditioning. Is there a way to make the bubbles more noticeable? Bigger? A different sugar maybe?