Help Oktoberfest won't carbonate!!

[ejaraujo]

Hello, I brewed Northern Brewer's Oktoberfest extract kit back in June. I used a yeast starter kit and Wyeast #2633 Octoberfest Lager Blend. After 2 weeks I transferred the beer into a second fermenter and then proceeded with lagering. I kept it in the fridge for two months and then proceeded to bottle the beer and store it in room temperature for conditioning.

The beer has been conditioning for a little over two weeks and there's still no carbonation! I added priming sugar while bottling.

Anyone know if I need to just wait longer or if there could be something else wrong

 

[gatomalo]

what likely happened is that your yeast dropped out of suspension during lagering. they make yeast (i believe its actually a champagne strain) that is used specifically for bottling in these scenarios. i used it on my dortmunder earlier this summer, and probably should have used it on a scotch ale i aged for 5 months.

oddly enough, i just bottled an oktoberfest ale. went to check on a bottle after a week, and i didn't get the faintest fizz. i didn't lager, but it was in the secondary for at least 4 weeks and cold crashed. so i'm similarly scratchin my head...

 

[ejaraujo]

Thanks gatomalo! Does anyone else have some input? I would hate to throw this entire batch away.

I followed the instructions exactly and the wyeast i used was what they recommended. I also used a yeast starter kit for the wyeast.

I moved the bottles to a warmer area in the house, but not sure if that's going to change anything.

 

[gatomalo]

did you ever get your beer to carbonate?

i definitely didn't taste anything sour the first several times i tried it... but last night i cracked open a couple of mine, and unfortunately it appears my batch was infected. very sour and no carbonation. i believe my issue came during the process of getting in the secondary, or while in the secondary. i was definitely looking fwd to this being my thanksgiving brew, but that's not happening.