I have been noticing recently with my cider now beer that after its been in the secondary for over a month, i can't get it to bottle prime. My last two ciders and 1 beer did not carb up after 3 weeks of bottle conditioning.
I add the correct sugar to the brews at bottling time and the ferm temp is around 21C for the ciders or 18C for the beer. 21C is the temp for the bottles.
I am very careful to keep the trub out when i rack, but that might be why there isn't enough yeast to prime.
Any thoughts on why i can't get carbonation? I've done about 15 beers and this is the first one that didn't carb up. But it's also the beer that's been in the secondary the longest.
I add the correct sugar to the brews at bottling time and the ferm temp is around 21C for the ciders or 18C for the beer. 21C is the temp for the bottles.
I am very careful to keep the trub out when i rack, but that might be why there isn't enough yeast to prime.
Any thoughts on why i can't get carbonation? I've done about 15 beers and this is the first one that didn't carb up. But it's also the beer that's been in the secondary the longest.