Beer not carbonating?

[Murray]

I bottled a batch of ale on Wednesday evening last week. My goal was to carbonate it to 2.3 volumes, and I used 137g table sugar boiled in 200ml water as a primer (for a 25 litre batch). I used a bottling bucket to get consistent priming through the batch. I opened a bottle on Sunday (4 days after bottling) and did not notice any appreciable carbonation starting. My storage conditions are identical to my fermentation conditions (temperature etc). Is it too early to expect carbonation to have started? I read somewhere that it takes about 3 days for the carbonation to happen, and the remaining month it stays in the bottle is to condition the flavours, rather than build the carbonation. FYI it is a FG1.014 (OG 1.052) batch brewed with Wyeast 1968 ale yeast, not fined, using a primary and secondary fermentation.

 

[JuanMoore]

I read somewhere that it takes about 3 days for the carbonation to happen, and the remaining month it stays in the bottle is to condition the flavours, rather than build the carbonation.

Not sure where you read that, but it's not true. Depending on your fermentation temperature, you might try putting the bottles somewhere a little warmer if possible. Give it a minimum of 3 weeks in the bottle and then chill it for at least 24 hrs before trying another one. You might want to read this-

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/blogs/revvy/159-patience-bottle-conditioning.html

 

[audger]

then chill it for at least 24 hrs before trying another one

i like even longer, usually 2-3 days if possible, to give the CO2 time to fully dissolve. 24 hours should be a bare minimum.

and yes, it takes several weeks to carbonate. 2-3 weeks minimum, even longer for higher gravity beers (up to several months).

 

[Murray]

Guys, you have made me feel a lot better about this. I tried real hard with this batch - hit my OG's and FG's perfectly, and then thought I had messed it all up. Will wait and try later.