cbg96
Well-Known Member
Alrighty, so...
I've waited patiently on my first batch for a little over two weeks now. I used Karo corn syrup, 3/4 cup dissolved into just-prior-to-boiling water which was then cooled down to about 80 or 70 degrees. I then racked onto this and stirred it up being careful to both mix thoroughly but not aerate. Then into the bottles and capping. Bottles sat in a closed and unplugged stand up freezer. Nice and dark, but temp was probably in the 60's.
I decided to test last night and cracked one open. The flavor is a winner (even SWMBO liked it) so that's good. I am concerned about level of carbonation. There was some head, but not very much - more a small rim of form around the glass at the top of the liquid level than a head. There were also some small bubbles coming up, but again not very much and about halfway through test beer they had pretty much petered out.
1) Is this normal?
2) Is this a symptom or indicator of things being undercarbed?
3) Suggested fixes if things are undercarbed?
4) I saw the suggestion in the "Flat!" thread about moving to a warmer place and shaking once or twice a day for a week. Is this a viable option?
Thanks all
I've waited patiently on my first batch for a little over two weeks now. I used Karo corn syrup, 3/4 cup dissolved into just-prior-to-boiling water which was then cooled down to about 80 or 70 degrees. I then racked onto this and stirred it up being careful to both mix thoroughly but not aerate. Then into the bottles and capping. Bottles sat in a closed and unplugged stand up freezer. Nice and dark, but temp was probably in the 60's.
I decided to test last night and cracked one open. The flavor is a winner (even SWMBO liked it) so that's good. I am concerned about level of carbonation. There was some head, but not very much - more a small rim of form around the glass at the top of the liquid level than a head. There were also some small bubbles coming up, but again not very much and about halfway through test beer they had pretty much petered out.
1) Is this normal?
2) Is this a symptom or indicator of things being undercarbed?
3) Suggested fixes if things are undercarbed?
4) I saw the suggestion in the "Flat!" thread about moving to a warmer place and shaking once or twice a day for a week. Is this a viable option?
Thanks all