Recent content by fogcitycory

It was a 5 gallon batch and I used 4 oz priming sugar dissolved in 1 cup water. I'm still fairly new at the home brewing thing, so I wasn't aiming for a particular CO2 volume. The first 12 pack of this batch I opened (the last ones bottled) had practically no carbonation. The closer I get to...

BuckSwope, I did taste it. It was really good, in spite of the overcarbonation. I didn't notice a metallic taste, but I'll keep an eye out for it next bottle. EFSbrew, FG was 1.010. Fermentation and bottle storage temp was about 67 F. It's all stored in an interior closet in my house. Thanks...

Here's a pic of the bottle I opened tonight and the resulting beercano. About 2/3 of it was lost as foam.

My batch of Torpedo IPA clone has turned around 180 degrees and is now hyper carbonated. It was completely flat a month or two ago. In fact, I'm afraid I now have 18 little beer bombs sitting in my closet. When I bottled this batch, the last bottled was on top of the pile, first bottled was on...

I got a sixer of Caged Alpha Monkey and found it practically undrinkable. I kept telling my girlfriend how good it was so she'd try it. She didn't like it either, but since I was egging her on, I had to drink it as if I liked it. My plan backfired! I do tend to like Torpedo and tried to brew a...

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

The last 4 bottles I've opened have been fermented quite well. In fact, the bottle I opened last night was so overly fermented that I'm afraid I have some beer grenades. It appears that either 1) the beer wasn't well mixed with the priming sugar before bottling or 2) patience was required. -Cory

Good to know... Hmmm. Patience? These days? That's so old school. :) The initial gravity reading was 1.050, so it wasn't too hefty. -Cory

Thanks for the response, adiochiro3. 14 days in the primary. 6 days in the secondary. The priming sugar was mixed added to boiling water, dissolved, then stirred gently into the beer. Beer was conditioned at temps around 65-70 degrees Fahrenheit. No refrigeration. I tested/tasted the beer at...

I've bottled an IPA and found bottle after bottle to be almost completely devoid of bubbles. It's my third batch. The first batch was a little flat, the second was well-carbonated, and now this. I used 4.5oz dextrose when bottling. Is there a way to carbonate when pouring? Should I keg it? Just...