Carbonation Problems??

I've had a brew conditioning for 8 days and no carbonation. SHould I add some carbonation pills? What's the word? Worried.

It usually takes weeks, can take months, just let them sit at 70 and leave them alone for a while.

You're worried about carbonation after only 8 days?!?!

The 3 weeks at 70 degrees, that that we recommend is the minimum time it takes for average gravity beers to carbonate and condition. Higher grav beers take longer.

Stouts and porters have taken me between 6 and 8 weeks to carb up..I have a 1.090 Belgian strong that took three months to carb up.

And even carbonation doesn't mean that they will not still be green and need more time to condition.

Everything you need to know about carbing and conditioning, can be found here Of Patience and Bottle Conditioning. With emphasis on the word, "patience."

thanks guys! Yeah it is my second brew, but my first one was carbed up in a week. Obviously the more time it sat the better it got, but I just assumed that the carbonation would have at least started by now. I'll let it stew for a few more weeks though. Thanks for the info.