Another fermentation question

[Lofft]

I bottled an IPA about 4 weeks ago and it still isn't carbonated. I know stronger beers can take a bit longer (and this IPA is pretty strong), but could it be because of temperature? I'm just doing it at room temperature (which is 65F/18C during the day). Is this to cold to have it carbonate / will it carbonate eventually? Any suggestions?

Thanks

 

[BigB]

65 F is fine for carbonating, but 4 weeks is a bit long for an IPA. What was your OG and how long did it sit in primary/secondary before bottling? If you have an unusually strong IPA, then 4 weeks might not be that long at all. For example, a big belgian triple can take several months to carbonate. Is there any carbonation at all, or is just flat wth no foam when you pour it? Whats your recipe? So many variables!

 

[Lofft]

Thanks for the reply. It was a really strong IPA. OG was 1.071

Cracked 2 after 3 weeks and there was zero carbonation
cracked 1 after 4 weeks and there was a (really) small amount of carbonation, tried cracking a second one and there was zero carboonation

Recipe (extract / grain)
9.5 pounds pale extract
1 pound crystal malt

1.25 oz columbus hops (60 minutes)
1 oz Amarillo gold hops and 1 oz Simcoe hops (slowly / continually added for last 30 minutes)

Dry hopped with 1 oz Amarillo gold and .5 oz Simceo hops (in Secondary)

It was about 10 days in the primary and 7-8 days in the secondary

 

[ToastedPenguin]

+1 on 4 weeks being a bit long even for an IPA. Is it carbed up at all or completely flat? You did add priming sugar to the beer prior to bottling correct? Did you rack the beer ontop of the sugar in a bottling bucket?

The IPA I am enjoying now had an OG of 1.066, the FG after 2 weeks in the primary was 1.019 but I racked to the secondary for 2 weeks and the bottled it where it sat for 2 weeks. My basement temps have been between 60-66, with the cooler temps being seen since the temps have dropped here in the Chicago area and they dropped very gradual .When I tried the IPA at the 2 week mark it was carbed but on the lower end of where I felt it should be, so I let the rest of the bottles sit for another week.

David

 

[ILuvIPA]

OG was 1.071:

What was the FG?

What volume of beer did you have in the bottling bucket?

How much (and what type - corn sugar? DME?) priming sugar did you use?