DrunkenAnchor
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Been brewing for about 6 months. The last 4 batches of beer have had inconsistent carbonation. Each batchs carbonation has been all over the map. One beer will be completely flat, another fine, and another a gusher. The only consistency is that each batch has had the same issues.
When bottling we use 2 cups boiled water along with measured amount of priming sugar, as specified by the Northern Brewer Priming Calculator. We add the cooled priming solution to the bottom of the bottling bucket and then rack the beer from the fermentor into the bottling bucket. We have tried both table sugar and corn sugar as the priming sugar, with the same results.
We allow the bottles to condition a minimum of 3-4 weeks before placing them into the refrigerator for 24-48 hours. Even waiting a few weeks after this time some beers have been completely flat and others have gushed.
The original gravity of our beers for these batches range from 1.045-1.065.
Any ideas as to what the problem is or what we can do differently to create more even carbonation would be greatly appreciated!
When bottling we use 2 cups boiled water along with measured amount of priming sugar, as specified by the Northern Brewer Priming Calculator. We add the cooled priming solution to the bottom of the bottling bucket and then rack the beer from the fermentor into the bottling bucket. We have tried both table sugar and corn sugar as the priming sugar, with the same results.
We allow the bottles to condition a minimum of 3-4 weeks before placing them into the refrigerator for 24-48 hours. Even waiting a few weeks after this time some beers have been completely flat and others have gushed.
The original gravity of our beers for these batches range from 1.045-1.065.
Any ideas as to what the problem is or what we can do differently to create more even carbonation would be greatly appreciated!