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what was the abv in each batch and how long did each batch spend in primary, secondary, and in cold crash?

First 2 batches were about 5.12%

They spent about 4-5 weeks each in primary at around 74F. No secondary. First batch spent about 2 days in cold crash (my fridge), my second batch spent about a week there.

Third batch I can't recall ABV but around 5% sounds about right. It spent about 4-5 weeks in primary as well but at 65F. No secondary. No cold crash.
 
If they were my beers I'd shake them up good and put them someplace warm for 3 or 4 weeks, like next to my water heater or my furnace in the winter. Leave them warm and dark and forget they even exist for a month.

Come back in a month and if they are still not carbed, dump them into a sanitized bucket with another packet of neutral yeast & re-bottle after your yeast is re-hydrated.
 
I've shaken them a few time and they're sitting at room temp (around 75).

Honestly, they taste good as-is without any/much carbonation (a brown ale and another darker ale) so they will be drank one way or the other. Maybe towards the end of the batch I'll start seeing them carb up and I'll regret not waiting. Or they'll stay flat and I'll still enjoy them. Even my wife loves them as-is despite my frustration with these two batches, it still made beer :)
 
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