Bottling Day

[kooklife]

Ok it took a hydrometer reading of my English bitter and it is ready to be bottled But when I tasted it, it tasted flat and lacking a bit of flavor. After priming will a Lot of carbonation occur? or should I let it sit for a bit?

 

[Revvy]

Ok it took a hydrometer reading of my English bitter and it is ready to be bottled But when I tasted it, it tasted flat and lacking a bit of flavor.

That's because it's not carbed and conditioned yet....bottle them and taste them in 3 weeks.

 

[kooklife]

ok thanks

 

[unionrdr]

Also,I primed to the max for the style at 1.3 volumes. Still seamed kinda flat to me. But we are used to more carbonation over here though. I think the next time I brew an EB,I'll go for 1.8 volumes. A tad more carbonation would be better to me.

 

[daksin]

Also,I primed to the max for the style at 1.3 volumes. Still seamed kinda flat to me. But we are used to more carbonation over here though. I think the next time I brew an EB,I'll go for 1.8 volumes. A tad more carbonation would be better to me.

Agreed- my ESB primed to 1.4 volumes was too flat for me. I would go with a minimum of 2 volumes, even though that's not to style. I think it would still be a tasty beer at the standard 2.5, though.

 

[ajf]

For a draught bitter (i.e. kegged), < 1 volumes CO2 is great (but you might need to go England for a few weeks to get used to the low carbonation). For a bottled bitter, I think about 2 volumes CO2 is fine. For either of them, don't drink them too cold or you will strip out the flavor. 55F to 57F is the best temperature for a bitter.

-a.

 

[unionrdr]

Agreed,they taste better at 50-55F to me. They are supposed to be malty. But I think bumping it to 1.8V from 1.3 would be sufficient to get better carbonation without going too out of style.