I have since switched to Kegging and force carbonation which is wonderfully convenient but my analysis of low/slow carbonation I believe was a result of to little priming sugar and extended time in the 2ndary fermenter resulting in low yeast levels when bottling. Sampling bottles that I brewed...
So I decided to enter the foray of home brewing. I'm a chemist and I really enjoyed the whole process. I followed all the instructions for a extract kit from a local store that used a can of Munton's nut brown ale. Fermentation was a bit slow to take off as I suspect the yeast was kindof old but...