PaulHilgeman
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11 days ago, I bottled my 1.096 OG, 1.020 FG IIPA.
I pitched half a pack of US-04 into my bottling bucket just in case there werent enough yeasts left in suspension to carb these babies up.
It is a really BIG IIPA, lots of malt flavors and a touch of oak chips for the last few days. The flavor is awsome, and I wanted just a light carbonation. I was planning on 2.5 oz of corn sugar for my 5Gal batch. This would give me about 1.8 volumes, a nice medium-light carbonation. I got home and could not find my corn sugar. I have no idea where it went!
So I went for table sugar.
1 cup of granular table sugar is supposed to equal 7oz of sugar. So, my closest measuring cup was 1/3 of a cup or 2.33 oz of sugar. So a hair lighter in carbonation, no big deal I thought and sprinkled a bit more in to compensate. I obviously boiled this and cooled and then added to my bottling bucket after about 1/2 gal of beer had been transfered.
So here we are 11 days later, and it has been sitting in a 65-69 degree bathroom, and almost no signs of carbonation. a small pfft when it is opened but with a really vigorous 1 foot tall pour into the bottom of the glass, no head to speak of, maybe a few tiny rising bubbles.
I assume I just need to wait longer and hope it finally warms up outside so that my bathroom gets warmer.
Any other experiences bottle carbing with 1/3 cup of kitchen sugar plus a teaspoon or so?
Thanks,
Paul
I pitched half a pack of US-04 into my bottling bucket just in case there werent enough yeasts left in suspension to carb these babies up.
It is a really BIG IIPA, lots of malt flavors and a touch of oak chips for the last few days. The flavor is awsome, and I wanted just a light carbonation. I was planning on 2.5 oz of corn sugar for my 5Gal batch. This would give me about 1.8 volumes, a nice medium-light carbonation. I got home and could not find my corn sugar. I have no idea where it went!
So I went for table sugar.
1 cup of granular table sugar is supposed to equal 7oz of sugar. So, my closest measuring cup was 1/3 of a cup or 2.33 oz of sugar. So a hair lighter in carbonation, no big deal I thought and sprinkled a bit more in to compensate. I obviously boiled this and cooled and then added to my bottling bucket after about 1/2 gal of beer had been transfered.
So here we are 11 days later, and it has been sitting in a 65-69 degree bathroom, and almost no signs of carbonation. a small pfft when it is opened but with a really vigorous 1 foot tall pour into the bottom of the glass, no head to speak of, maybe a few tiny rising bubbles.
I assume I just need to wait longer and hope it finally warms up outside so that my bathroom gets warmer.
Any other experiences bottle carbing with 1/3 cup of kitchen sugar plus a teaspoon or so?
Thanks,
Paul