Sprhntr
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I brewed my first batch of beer Jan 1, 2009. Amber Cerveza Style. Bottled it on 1/19/09 with corn sugar per the Brewers Best recipe. I bottled into a bunch of 12 oz bottles and 8-22 oz bottles. The first 12 oz I poured 11 days later was pretty flat; the next 12oz was perfect with a nice head on the beer. The remaining 12 oz have all been fairly flat, even if I just dump the beer into a pint glass. Here's what has me scratching my head: all the 22 oz bottles pour into a pint glass perfectly, with a nice 3/8" to 1/2" head on the beer. Al the beer tasted good, sans carbonation.
I soaked all the bottles in a solution of phosphate free TSP for 48 hours prior to bottling. All the bottles were soaked in clean 5 gal buckets with the tops up and covered in water/tsp solution. I then scrubbed (inside and out) and rinsed all the bottles with hot water. Some bottles had to be rinsed twice to get a film of TSP off of the bottles.
I filled the bottles to 1" to 1.25" from the top and capped immediately. The bottles were kept at about 68 degrees until opening.
I bought some star san and I plan on soaking my bottles in this before I bottle. I am preparing to bottle another batch in a few days, and I would like to know what I should do differently to avoid this problem.
Cheers!
I soaked all the bottles in a solution of phosphate free TSP for 48 hours prior to bottling. All the bottles were soaked in clean 5 gal buckets with the tops up and covered in water/tsp solution. I then scrubbed (inside and out) and rinsed all the bottles with hot water. Some bottles had to be rinsed twice to get a film of TSP off of the bottles.
I filled the bottles to 1" to 1.25" from the top and capped immediately. The bottles were kept at about 68 degrees until opening.
I bought some star san and I plan on soaking my bottles in this before I bottle. I am preparing to bottle another batch in a few days, and I would like to know what I should do differently to avoid this problem.
Cheers!
