3 weeks conditioned and still no carbonation...

[unionrdr]

My feelings exactly,all good words to remember. Wait till they're ready,& you'll have that much more good beer to enjoy. Just as a similar side note,I think it's cute how my wife is worrying over her 1st batch like a momma cougar. At least I can help in that department. I've learned more on here than anyplace else. So I pass that on with my own experiences. It helps her enjoy it more. Kinda like what we do on here...

 

[Zixxer10R]

UPDATE:

2 weeks further and still no carbonation improvement. (uniondr, i understand your stance on this and i agree. However i'm now at the point where i expected the beer to be finished and they most certainly are not.)

What could possibly be wrong now? Could my bottle filling have introduced so much oxygen that i ruined the chances of the yeast creating carbonation? I've got a guy coming out to help me tap my fridge so i can start force carbing on the 3rd batch that's about ready for the dry hopping. I assume if i wanted to pour the hefe into a keg and try to force carb it i would be risking some serious oxygenation in the process?

 

[unionrdr]

Not enough priming sugar,or you thought you primed it & didn't. All that sugar won't just sit there & do nothing,unless so many yeast cells went dormant,settled out,& were siphoned off of. I'td have to be one of the two,basically.

 

[Zixxer10R]

Not enough priming sugar,or you thought you primed it & didn't. All that sugar won't just sit there & do nothing,unless so many yeast cells went dormant,settled out,& were siphoned off of. I'td have to be one of the two,basically.

I know i primed it, possibly the recipe wasn't correct in the amount. Should i open them up and put more dextrose or just drink them flat?

 

[unionrdr]

Idk,...seems like if there's not enough yeast left,then no sense trying a second time...

 

[Zixxer10R]

I stuck those bad boys in the fridge for over 48 hours and I still had no carb...in fact i had less carbonation after them being in the fridge. I've completely given up on bottle conditioning, i've just bought a kegging setup. No longer will i have to deal with natural carbonation.

 

[Zixxer10R]

Quick question: I just read some posts about how DME takes much longer to produce CO2 than the otherwise standard dextrose.

Is that true? If so, it might possibly explain why i'm having to wait forever for a dang hefe...

 

[heferly]

yes, it typically takes longer...how much longer, i'm not sure. i believe you need a larger amount as well?

welcome to kegging...has its own problems, but much more worth your time