FifteenTen
Well-Known Member
Ive brewed 22 five gallon batches, the last five being all grain. Which means Ive read enough and have just enough experience to be dangerous. My last two batches I thought: I know carbonation levels are different depending on style. I should use a carbonation calculator to determine the amount of corn sugar necessary to achieve the proper volume of CO2 for this style of beer.
Using the Northern Brewer calculator I bottled two batches using the amount of corn sugar suggested. I bottled a stout on April 15 with 3.43 oz of corn sugar, its still flat after 35 days. I bottled a pale ale on April 22 with 4.23 oz of corn sugar, its still flat after 28 days.
My cellar is on average 70 degrees with swings from 68 to 72 depending on who is winning the thermostat war.
I put a balloon on a random bottle to see if my capper is losing its umph. Ive also moved the beer to a warmer cellaring area.
My question is this: Should I pay attention to CO2 volume or just use the entire 5oz package of corn sugar my LHBS suggests?
Using the Northern Brewer calculator I bottled two batches using the amount of corn sugar suggested. I bottled a stout on April 15 with 3.43 oz of corn sugar, its still flat after 35 days. I bottled a pale ale on April 22 with 4.23 oz of corn sugar, its still flat after 28 days.
My cellar is on average 70 degrees with swings from 68 to 72 depending on who is winning the thermostat war.
I put a balloon on a random bottle to see if my capper is losing its umph. Ive also moved the beer to a warmer cellaring area.
My question is this: Should I pay attention to CO2 volume or just use the entire 5oz package of corn sugar my LHBS suggests?