hopbrad
Well-Known Member
I brewed an Imperial Pumpkin Ale for a party this weekend (sept 22nd), i let it go for 4 weeks in the primary, then bottled on 8/26, so its been almost 4 weeks and the carb level sucks. A tiny hiss when i open it, no head at all, even when i let part of it dump in which would make an ordinary beer fizz over, and not very noticeable on the tongue.
I sampled one 2 weeks in, 3 weeks in and tonite(26 days), and this past one seemed to be a tad bit better than the previous 2. it did have some of the bubbles rising from the bottom of the glass. but like i said above, barely noticeable.
obviously it wont be ready for this weekend, but my buddy is having a party on Oct 13th (3 weeks away for a total of 7 weeks in the bottle), SOO my question - should i just wait it out, or crack the bottles open and ad a pinch of s-05 to each bottle.
if it were anything but a pumpkin beer, id just throw it in the basement for a while and forget about it. but since it is, and tis the season, me want pumpkin!!!
i also have some carb tabs. but im thinking the yeast is stressed due to not making a starter and just using 1 packet in a 9.5% beer.
I sampled one 2 weeks in, 3 weeks in and tonite(26 days), and this past one seemed to be a tad bit better than the previous 2. it did have some of the bubbles rising from the bottom of the glass. but like i said above, barely noticeable.
obviously it wont be ready for this weekend, but my buddy is having a party on Oct 13th (3 weeks away for a total of 7 weeks in the bottle), SOO my question - should i just wait it out, or crack the bottles open and ad a pinch of s-05 to each bottle.
if it were anything but a pumpkin beer, id just throw it in the basement for a while and forget about it. but since it is, and tis the season, me want pumpkin!!!
i also have some carb tabs. but im thinking the yeast is stressed due to not making a starter and just using 1 packet in a 9.5% beer.