We've had a batch of brown ale in bottles for about 5 weeks now, waiting for them to carb up - they're stored in boxes in a room temperature room. We took a couple out, chilled in the fridge for about a week and cracked them, and got flat (but tasty) beer. So we chilled a couple more for a few more days, same problem.
After some thought, we were having trouble remembering if we primed (We use Coopers drops) or not, so we decided to recarb and started popping tops. The first 4 that we popped were carbonated beautifully, so we stopped and chilled a couple more. Sure enough, flat beer again.
What about this beer is giving it great bubbles and a nice frothy head while warm, but turning it flat while cold??? Is it possible that we did forget to carb?
After some thought, we were having trouble remembering if we primed (We use Coopers drops) or not, so we decided to recarb and started popping tops. The first 4 that we popped were carbonated beautifully, so we stopped and chilled a couple more. Sure enough, flat beer again.
What about this beer is giving it great bubbles and a nice frothy head while warm, but turning it flat while cold??? Is it possible that we did forget to carb?