Hi, all. Just registered on these forums. Seems very interesting so far.
So, I just completed my second brew. My first one came out just great, but the second time around, I forgot to add the dextrose to my bottling pail until just before I started to bottle...
See, for my first batch, I boiled the bottling dextrose in water and then added that mixture to my bottling pail while I was racking the beer over into the pail. So, I added the super-hot mixture when there was about 1/4 of the beer already transferred.
The second time around, I totally forgot about it until the very end and ended up just dumping the powder dextrose right into the pail after 100% had been racked over.
It started to foam as soon as I did it, and then I mixed up up as best I could with my spoon.
So, I bottled everything and now, one week later, I've got like almost no carbonation.
So, does dextrose float? Is it possible I didn't mix it enough and half my bottles are on the verge of exploding while the other half is basically flat?
I did notice it was a bit colder in my basement this time than the first time-- maybe that's a factor (the first batch was done in the summer, but now in the late fall it's getting cold here in Canada).
Much appreciated, all
So, I just completed my second brew. My first one came out just great, but the second time around, I forgot to add the dextrose to my bottling pail until just before I started to bottle...
See, for my first batch, I boiled the bottling dextrose in water and then added that mixture to my bottling pail while I was racking the beer over into the pail. So, I added the super-hot mixture when there was about 1/4 of the beer already transferred.
The second time around, I totally forgot about it until the very end and ended up just dumping the powder dextrose right into the pail after 100% had been racked over.
It started to foam as soon as I did it, and then I mixed up up as best I could with my spoon.
So, I bottled everything and now, one week later, I've got like almost no carbonation.
So, does dextrose float? Is it possible I didn't mix it enough and half my bottles are on the verge of exploding while the other half is basically flat?
I did notice it was a bit colder in my basement this time than the first time-- maybe that's a factor (the first batch was done in the summer, but now in the late fall it's getting cold here in Canada).
Much appreciated, all