Jasper's?

[pointcity-homebrew]

Same problem as Gaijin. I tried one the other day , the last time I tried it was 4-18, and still not carbed up much. Flavor is good as stated and smooth but pours pretty much no head and the little head that is there has 0 retention.

All of my other batches have carbed up with no issues.


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[Gaijin]

I'm not dumping it yet, gonna continue testing it....After all, the flavor is there so it's not totally worthless. Just not sure how long I should wait to call it. And yes I monitored the storage temp. pretty closely. Hopefully it's inexperience, cuz like I said, the other batches I did all carbonated no problem within a week to two.

 

[pointcity-homebrew]

I am beginning to wonder if the orange extract is the culprit. If it contained a high concentration of oil I would think that it would affect the carbonation.

There is some carbonation there but not what is suppose to be . I may add. A small amount of sugar to a bottle or two and seal them in a box in case they decide to graduate to gushers


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[grizzly2378]

I recently brewed a scotch ale that had zero carbonation after 10 days. Granted, 10 days is early, but there wasn't even a hint of carbonation. Let it sit another 10 days and the 2nd bottle showed signs of life. I expect it'll be just right in another couple weeks.

Also, back in January I brewed an Irish stout that was lightly carbed after a few weeks and for several weeks after. Thought I'd screwed up and not added enough priming sugar, but now the last bottles from that batch are much better. Sometimes it takes time.


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[Oginme]

For bottle carbonating higher alcohol beers, I allow them to bottle condition for around three weeks at a relatively high temperature (68F to 74F), then move to cool storage (low 40's) for a couple of weeks before trying any bottles. It takes longer for the yeast to work on the additional sugar, given the high alcohol content and then time for the CO2 to be absorbed into the beer under cool/cold temperatures.

 

[Gaijin]

Well, it's been 5 weeks since bottling and no change. I gave a couple bottles to friends who agreed that the flavor is definitely there....just did not carbonate properly. It's disappointing but since the flavor is there I am definitely not dumping it. I just wish I knew the culprit.

Now this was my 3rd brew, and first where there was a problem. My wife keeps saying "Well, if you're gonna do this, you need to expect some of them to be bad" but this frustrates me. I can accept that they will be bad, but I wish I knew if it was my mistake, an ingredient issue or a design flaw. Makes me leery about ordering from Jaspers again, which is unfortunate since they have some desirable kits.

 

[quaboagbrewing]

If I'm going for a kit I frequently use Jasper's. Shipping cost is $7.99 and often I get delivery within 1-2 days. Favorite kits from them have been Tax Relief Ale, Muckamucka Mocha Coffee Porter and Mudslide Chocolate Milk Stout. Gonna try out their Whiny the Youngster Imperial IPA next.

 

[quaboagbrewing]

Makes me leery about ordering from Jaspers again, which is unfortunate since they have some desirable kits.

I'd shoot them an email and ask if they ever experienced that issue (or if they have had other reports of the recipe not carbing as expected). How much priming sugar was used for your batch and what temperature are the bottles being stored at? I know in my experience the 2 things that have impacted my carbonation have been using too little priming sugar, or storing the bottles too cold.

 

[pointcity-homebrew]

I'd shoot them an email and ask if they ever experienced that issue (or if they have had other reports of the recipe not carbing as expected). How much priming sugar was used for your batch and what temperature are the bottles being stored at? I know in my experience the 2 things that have impacted my carbonation have been using too little priming sugar, or storing the bottles too cold.

I am having the same issue as Gajin, I am sure he used the same amount of priming solution as I did , which came with the kit. 5oz sugar to 2 cups water. I stored my bottles at ~70 F. There is some carbonation there but not much.

I just spoke with Jim at Jasper's , He suggested to shake them everyday for a week. Jim also asked me to call him on Friday or Saturday and let him know if there was any change. Super nice guy. I will give it a try and report back.

 

[Oginme]

I would also try opening one bottle and putting in about a quarter teaspoon of table sugar and then recapping it. Treat this like the others. This will help determine if there is something with the priming sugar or if it lies somewhere else.

 

[Gaijin]

I did use the 5oz bag and boil it in the water, per instructions. I have not tried either the shaking (well, I did once, not for several days) nor adding more sugar. The idea of adding more sugar came up previously but I have been busy and forgot. I think I will try both in the coming days.

 

[pointcity-homebrew]

I have been shaking them everyday since Saturday, I tried one last night and there was more carbonation for sure . I would not crack the open just yet.


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[Gaijin]

I experimented with one bottle. Shook it for a few days, cracked it open tonight and sure enough....more carbonation. I was pretty ecstatic.:rockin: I am still going to try adding some sugar though to some bottles to see what has a more desirable effect.

 

[pointcity-homebrew]

If you shake them everyday for a week you will get full carbonation. At least mine did


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[Gaijin]

Tried the same formula with several bottles....totally random results. I would say I have gotten "normal" carb out of maybe, 1 out of every 5 bottles. Very disappointing. I also opened a 6 pack and added some sugar. That gave me absolutely no different result.

 

[pointcity-homebrew]

Call Jasper's and speak with , I believe his name was Jim. He offered to send me a new kit if they did not carb.


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[Gaijin]

I found a formula that has worked in my situation. If I shake a bottle approximately 24 hours prior to opening, it has a good amount of carb. It's a pain, but it's better than wasting the batch.

I may contact them as Point City advised, but it HAS been a while and the beer is half drank.

 

[Brew301]

I recently purchased 4 Extract kits from Jasper Homebrew. All 4 kits resulted in low Original Gravity from what they advertised OG by approximately .01. For example the Oatmeal Stout is advertised as an OG of 1.06. I got 1.048. That is a substantial difference. And basically the same on all 4 kits I brewed. I got all the malt extract out by turning the bag inside out and putting it into the wort. So it wasn't that I left any sugars out. I have not had this problem with any other suppliers (Northern brewers or MoreBeer). When I put this recipe into an OG calculator I get 1.055 (higher than what I got). My only conclusion is: Jasper shorts you a bit on extract and the extract may not be of great quality and therefore doesn't provide as much sugars. Jasper extract kits seem to be a decent price with advertised OG, but not sure you ever get to that OG and therefore not that great of price. Would like to hear if anyone gets to the OG with Jasper extract kits. I ordered my kits in Dec of 2014.

 

[Gaijin]

I had that problem as well but the difference from what was advertised was small enough I wasn't bothered. My bigger issues were the inconsistent carb and odd texture/mouthfeel. I have done two of their kits and really wanted to like them, but their products don't do it for me. Only other company I have used is Williams and all of theirs I have attempted have been great. I'll be trying Northern Brewer next.

 

[xzgfhgh]

I have ordered the Orange Pushup Creamsicle Ale, have never used this kit but have had the Austin homebrew supply version and it was really good.

 

[pointcity-homebrew]

I have ordered the Orange Pushup Creamsicle Ale, have never used this kit but have had the Austin homebrew supply version and it was really good.

That is the kit that I had problems with. In the end it did carb up enough, but I am not a fan of the orange extract that was included. I brewed their Whoop-de-do whoopie pie ale, and it turned good.