Bottling a procrastinated brew

[Badpapasmurf]

Bottling finally tonight, procrastinating comes naturally. If I need this beer ready for let's say next Wednesday, do I dare add extra priming sugar or just go with the recipe and pray to the gods of malt, water, hops, and yeast.

 

[IslandLizard]

NO, NO, don't add more priming sugar than the recipe. It won't prime any faster, but you'd create more CO2 and thus bottle bombs.

But...
I seriously doubt you can prime those bottles in 8 days. It usually takes 2-3 weeks. Maybe put them at higher temps to get them going faster?

You could add some fresh active yeast with the priming sugar in the bottling bucket. That way they may start to prime earlier and faster, but that extra yeast needs to settle out again, or you'd have hazy yeasty beer.

I'd say whatever you do, it's gonna take longer than a week.
Unless you have access to a keg and CO2. You can force carbonate those in 15 minutes + 2-3 days to stabilize, Very drinkable then, but a week is better.

 

[brewgar]

Do NOT add extra priming sugar. Opened bottles could spray out as all foam at best, or burst/explode at worst. Repeat, do NOT.

 

[Badpapasmurf]

Thanks all, warmer temps seem the way to go, this is what get for waiting to the last possible moment. Wish I didn't have the procrastinating gene.

 

[AZCoolerBrewer]

I’ve had bottles prime in a week, but more usually 2-3 weeks.

 

[day_trippr]

Include one 12 ounce plastic bottle in the mix. It'll tell you when they're all ready for chilling...

Cheers!

 

[AZCoolerBrewer]

Include one 12 ounce plastic bottle in the mix. It'll tell you when they're all ready for chilling...

Cheers!

I did the plastic bottle once and it wasn’t as descriptive as I thought it would be. The plastic one was quite hard when the beer was relatively low carbonated, it was definitely a data point, but I think I would need more tries to know what hardness of the plastic bottle means what level of carbonation.

 

[Gnomebrewer]

Ok, my interest is piqued. What is the original recipe?
The only time I could see, from my experience, that I'd consider bottling with priming sugar now for drinking next wednesday, is using WY3068 Wiehenstephan weizen yeast. That's a pretty narrow range of brewing.
Priming too late versus praying to gods with beer that isn't given a way to carbonate......are doomed to flat and/or sweet beverages.

 

[Badpapasmurf]

Ok, my interest is piqued. What is the original recipe?
The only time I could see, from my experience, that I'd consider bottling with priming sugar now for drinking next wednesday, is using WY3068 Wiehenstephan weizen yeast. That's a pretty narrow range of brewing.
Priming too late versus praying to gods with beer that isn't given a way to carbonate......are doomed to flat and/or sweet beverages.

Here is the original recipe.

 

[Badpapasmurf]

Here is the original recipe.View attachment 617840View attachment 617841

I gave in and followed the recommendations of my fellow Homebrewing club members and bought a Mini Co2 regulator and forced Carbonated it on Sunday and have been drinking it since Wednesday, can say it was a hit, and the keg is almost empty.