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My beer isn't carbonating yet, not exactly sure how long it has been bottled but definetly long enough. Anyway the current condition of the beers that i open is that they are flat for the most part. Very little head comes up, no bubbles in body. I have probably gone through ten bottles that...

Just heated the bottles up in some water. Wasn't to sure as to how much to heat them. I just go the water to the point where it was hot to the touch, which is as hot as it gets, and let them sit for about five or so minutes. Is that good enough? If this doesn't do the trick, what should my...

Sounds like a good idea. I will give it shot and see what happens. Beats dumping all of it.

Bottles are stored in my kitchen. I generally keep the place at 65 degrees. The brew before last, i waited about five weeks just because, and nothing happened what so ever. It was pretty much the same as it was when it came out of the secondary. I have no idea what the problem is. Soap...

The last brew i did was an extract kit and i used the priming sugar in the kit. Don't remember the exact amount, but i remember checking that it was the correct amount as listed in the kit instructions. From their i followed the boiling procedure for the corn sugar, and then poured it in the...

Second brew in a row that did not carbonate. I can't figure out what the hell is going wrong, because i brew each beer the same exact way. I think it tastes right, as far a flat beer goes. Can this be a sanatation issue or what???????

Sounds good, the only question that i have left about this is which pale malt do i use? Thanks again

Yes my heating element is capable of boiling 3 gallons of water. I have done the kits and they turned out good without any problems.

i have a five gallon pot, and that is what i would mash in.

Link to the recipe: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=24978 Partial mash recipe 3lbs extra light dme 1lb wheat dme 2lbs wheat flaked 1.5 oz goldings .75 oz orange peel, bitter .75 oz corianader seed 1 pkg belgian witbier(Wyest #3944) For mahsing the flaked wheat, i...

the recipe listed is an adaptation of his all grain recipe. Their was post by him saying it would be a good base. i did however forget to include the .75 oz of coriander seed and bitter orange peel, both of which are boiled for the final 10 minutes.

Getting ready for my first attempt, and have decided to use the following recipe. I am unsure about some of the ingredients though. The recipe is from biermucnher, and next to it is the ingredients i was going to use 5 gallon batch 3lbs extra light DME 1lb 2lbs wheat...

Still kind of new to brewing. Is hot side oxidation the same as hot side aeriation? Would i still be at risk of the above condition the water was poored into the brew kettle instead, or maybe even syphoned in? As far as adding to little or too much water, i am still doing extract brewing...

I am going to try that next time. Thanks for all of the info, very helpful.