how long for proper carbonation?

[EyePeeAy]

so i just brewed my first lme kit, it came out awesome.its a wheat ale kit and it smells and looks absolutely incredible. looks just like a wheat ale should, incredible gold color, strong wheat aroma. im a noob in the homebrew sector but im not new to craft beers in any sense. my question is to you, how long will it take for my homebrew wheat ale to be properly carbonated? i bottled after about 12 days in primary, which is obviously longer than the directions said (because ive learned to listen to my peers on HBT.) my question to you is, how long should i REALLY wait to refridgerate and drink my homebrew? i am brewing this batch to hopefully be ready for my fathers annual pig roast for everyone there to enjoy. ive seen and heard a few different amounts of time, but im asking you guys if you think it would be alright to be consumed on the 27th of august..? i bottled on the 1st and im hoping that this will be just enough time for it to carbonate and be drinkable. (im sure its not as long as alot of you might generally condsider) but i would like to hope its good enough for my first HB. thanks in advance for any and all replies

 

[enkamania]

August 27th sounds like a good date. Carb up at room temp for three weeks, then put them in the fridge.

 

[Kaz]

Wheat beers are a little more forgiving on the conditioning time. It will still take as long as takes to carbonate though. All beers are different. Store them somewhere around 70-80F and put one in the fridge for a few days in 2 weeks, if it is good then get them all in there to be ready for the 27th. Its definitely do-able in 3 weeks.

 

[badhabit]

august 27th sounds like a good date. Carb up at room temp for three weeks, then put them in the fridge.

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[Revvy]

The 3 weeks at 70 degrees, that we recommend is the minimum time it takes for average gravity beers to carbonate and condition. Higher grav beers take longer.

Stouts and porters have taken me between 6 and 8 weeks to carb up..I have a 1.090 Belgian strong that took three months to carb up.


Temp and gravity are the two factors that contribute to the time it takes to carb beer. But if a beer's not ready yet, or seems low carbed, and you added the right amount of sugar to it, then it's not stalled, it's just not time yet.

Everything you need to know about carbing and conditioning, can be found here Of Patience and Bottle Conditioning. With emphasis on the word, "patience."

If a beer isn't carbed by "x number of weeks" you just have to give them more time. If you added your sugar, then the beer will carb up eventually, it's really a foolroof process. All beers will carb up eventually. A lot of new brewers think they have to "troubleshoot" a bottling issue, when there really is none, the beer knows how to carb itself. In fact if you run beersmiths carbing calculator, some lower grav beers don't even require additional sugar to reach their minimum level of carbonation. Just time.

 

[Revvy]

I think you should try it on the 27th, whether it's carbed or not....It's my Birthday.

 

[unionrdr]

so i just brewed my first lme kit, it came out awesome.its a wheat ale kit and it smells and looks absolutely incredible. looks just like a wheat ale should, incredible gold color, strong wheat aroma. im a noob in the homebrew sector but im not new to craft beers in any sense. my question is to you, how long will it take for my homebrew wheat ale to be properly carbonated? i bottled after about 12 days in primary, which is obviously longer than the directions said (because ive learned to listen to my peers on HBT.) my question to you is, how long should i REALLY wait to refridgerate and drink my homebrew? i am brewing this batch to hopefully be ready for my fathers annual pig roast for everyone there to enjoy. ive seen and heard a few different amounts of time, but im asking you guys if you think it would be alright to be consumed on the 27th of august..? i bottled on the 1st and im hoping that this will be just enough time for it to carbonate and be drinkable. (im sure its not as long as alot of you might generally condsider) but i would like to hope its good enough for my first HB. thanks in advance for any and all replies

I think you should try it on the 27th, whether it's carbed or not....It's my Birthday.

Wow,really? Wow,that's some coincidence! That's our wedding anniversary! 34 years this time around. My IPA should be just right by then,& it looks pretty good for my EB as well. I hope the whiskely ale will be carbed better by then. Not to mention even out the flavors.
Happy b-day revs,& I hope the ale/pig roast goes well too! Gunna be a good day...