So - after 10-11 batches the last couple of years I finally had a carbonation fail. No fizz at all. As in NOTHING.
Never gave this much thought until now b/c it has never failed before …
It was bottled around 6 weeks ago, so — ‘no patience’ shouldn’t be the issue.
My question is — has anyone experienced unexplainable fails like this before?
I have never added any extra yeast or nutrients when bottling — do any of you find this necessary to make sure the carbonation will work?
Of course, the capping itself could be the issue if it hasn’t been completely sealed, but now that it’s already opened, I guess I will never know.
One thing that bothers me though is that this batch had a lot of foaming in primary — so I actually removed a lot of the foam from the bucket during fermentation to avoid spilling - could I have removed a lot of the nutrients? Enough to cause a failure in the carbonation?
My question is more of a discussion… how often does the happen to you guys out there — do you know why it happens ? do you take any special measures to avoid a potential carbonation-fail?
/Sean
Never gave this much thought until now b/c it has never failed before …
It was bottled around 6 weeks ago, so — ‘no patience’ shouldn’t be the issue.
My question is — has anyone experienced unexplainable fails like this before?
I have never added any extra yeast or nutrients when bottling — do any of you find this necessary to make sure the carbonation will work?
Of course, the capping itself could be the issue if it hasn’t been completely sealed, but now that it’s already opened, I guess I will never know.
One thing that bothers me though is that this batch had a lot of foaming in primary — so I actually removed a lot of the foam from the bucket during fermentation to avoid spilling - could I have removed a lot of the nutrients? Enough to cause a failure in the carbonation?
My question is more of a discussion… how often does the happen to you guys out there — do you know why it happens ? do you take any special measures to avoid a potential carbonation-fail?
/Sean