EdwardPaulsen
Member
Hi,
I've noticed a lot of variety in terms of bottle conditioning carbonation in my 30 odd brews,
this seems to be a topic not thoroughly covered in the literature so I've found.
Symptoms include:
-radically different times to reach carbonation (1 week to sometimes 2 months)
-over/undercarbonating
I keep my home 65-75 degrees all year and store all beer in closets.
I prime with corn sugar ~.75 cups for a 5 gallon batch
I realize there are many variables:
-gravity at bottling
-yeast health/type of yeast
-strength of the beers
-conditioning temperature
but these factors seem rarely covered by the standard "rack to secondary for ~2 weeks then bottle with 3/4 cup corn sugar...wait 10 days or longer" that I consistently read.
Anyone have advice for consistency/predictability amid all these variables?
Thanks,
Ed
I've noticed a lot of variety in terms of bottle conditioning carbonation in my 30 odd brews,
this seems to be a topic not thoroughly covered in the literature so I've found.
Symptoms include:
-radically different times to reach carbonation (1 week to sometimes 2 months)
-over/undercarbonating
I keep my home 65-75 degrees all year and store all beer in closets.
I prime with corn sugar ~.75 cups for a 5 gallon batch
I realize there are many variables:
-gravity at bottling
-yeast health/type of yeast
-strength of the beers
-conditioning temperature
but these factors seem rarely covered by the standard "rack to secondary for ~2 weeks then bottle with 3/4 cup corn sugar...wait 10 days or longer" that I consistently read.
Anyone have advice for consistency/predictability amid all these variables?
Thanks,
Ed