jim650
New Member
Just cracked two bottles of my double IPA last night after four weeks in the bottle--much to my dismay the beer was as flat as a board! The first bottle was from a Hoegaarden (which has an unusual ferrule style) so, thinking that maybe the crimp seal was bad, I opened another with the same disappointing result. The beer smelled & tasted great, but was utterly flat, which is majorly disappointing considering I spent a small fortune on the hops for this batch.
Some details about the batch:
-Size = 5 gal.
-OG = 1.082, FG = 1.022
-Primary 12 days, secondary 7 days w/ dry hops
-Primed with 3/4 cup corn sugar in 1 pint water, boiled before adding
-Stored bottles in my closet for four weeks (temp shouldn't get below ~ 60° F in there)
I've never had problems with bad cap seals, and the temp might have been a little low but I'd expect at least a couple bubbles after four weeks!
My question is, should I relax and give them more time to condition, or take some action (add yeast, sugar, etc). I really don't care to drink all that flat beer! Any tips are greatly appreciated.
Some details about the batch:
-Size = 5 gal.
-OG = 1.082, FG = 1.022
-Primary 12 days, secondary 7 days w/ dry hops
-Primed with 3/4 cup corn sugar in 1 pint water, boiled before adding
-Stored bottles in my closet for four weeks (temp shouldn't get below ~ 60° F in there)
I've never had problems with bad cap seals, and the temp might have been a little low but I'd expect at least a couple bubbles after four weeks!
My question is, should I relax and give them more time to condition, or take some action (add yeast, sugar, etc). I really don't care to drink all that flat beer! Any tips are greatly appreciated.