Hello, I posted this a couple of days ago in the beginners forum. One of the responses said that I should have left the beer after it was bottled at room temperature for about 3 weeks. He said I might be able to salvage it by removing it from the fridge and shaking it every few days but he wasn't sure.
So.... will this work? Are the yeast dead or just dormant after refrigeration?
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PROBLEM - Beer was completely flat, no carbonation what's so ever, tasted flat and stale.
I am not sure what happened, I painstakenly followed the directions the best I could. I let sit in primary for about a week then racked to 2ndary for about 3 weeks. When I bottled I diluted and put the priming sugar into the bottleing bucket before pouring from carboy. I let the bottles sit for about 2 weeks in my fridge.
I'm thinking the yeast must have been inactive or dead? What could have caused this? How can I prevent this in the future?
THANKS!
So.... will this work? Are the yeast dead or just dormant after refrigeration?
Original Post!
PROBLEM - Beer was completely flat, no carbonation what's so ever, tasted flat and stale.
I am not sure what happened, I painstakenly followed the directions the best I could. I let sit in primary for about a week then racked to 2ndary for about 3 weeks. When I bottled I diluted and put the priming sugar into the bottleing bucket before pouring from carboy. I let the bottles sit for about 2 weeks in my fridge.
I'm thinking the yeast must have been inactive or dead? What could have caused this? How can I prevent this in the future?
THANKS!