Last several batches under-carbonated

[aeonderdonk]

I keep having the same problem batch after batch for the last 5 batches... the beer is not carbonated enough. Here is my process:

-Put 1oz/gallon corn sugar in bottom of bottling bucket
-Rack beer from secondary into bucket
-Stir with bottling wand
-Bottle/Cap
-Store at ~75 for 2-3 weeks, flipping over after 1 week to get yeast back in suspension

When i crack open a bottle i get a small psht but not a very satisfying one. When I pour the beer it has minimal head which generally disappears after a minute or two.

Anyone have a solution to my problem? I'm thinking I might need to dissolve the corn sugar and pour into bottling bucket halfway through filling from carboy.

I feel like this carbonation thing is holding the beers back from being great.

 

[Cheeto]

Have you set the beers in the fridge for at least 24 hours before opening?

All grain or extract recipes ?

and you really should boil the sugar in at least 1 cup of water before adding it to the bottling bucket.

Boiling it will help with it mixing properly.

the dextrose in powder form doesn't mix very well when it id at the bottom of the bucket

-Jason

 

[bernerbrau]

Generally you want to sanitize the corn sugar by boiling it in a small amount of water, then put it at the bottom of the bottling bucket. You'll also want to stir with a sanitized spoon or your bottling wand to get an even mix of priming sugar in your beer, but do it slowly so you don't oxygenate it.

EDIT: I see you're stirring. Still, you should at least boil the sugar for 10-15 minutes.

 

[aeonderdonk]

I am refrigerating for generally 3-12 hours.

The beers are all-grain batches.

Looks like I need to dissolve it a bit better, I know a lot of people on HBT say just toss it in the bottom, I'm curious if undercarbonated beer is a widespread problem here?

 

[sundowner]

double post

 

[sundowner]

-Put 1oz/gallon corn sugar in bottom of bottling bucket

Is that for 5 gallons? If so, 1oz is not enough. I normally use between 2.75-3.5 ounces depending on what I've brewed.

Disregard: I misread your post...

 

[bernerbrau]

Is that for 5 gallons? If so, 1oz is not enough. I normally use between 2.75-3.5 ounces depending on what I've brewed.

Disregard: I misread your post...

Heh. 17.5 ounces of sugar in a 5-gallon batch would be cataclysmic.

 

[aeonderdonk]

Heh. 17.5 ounces of sugar in a 5-gallon batch would be cataclysmic.

Yeah.....boom!

 

[MBasile]

I think the lack of boiling is where your problem is. You say most people here say to dump it in the bottom if the bucket? Perhaps the boiling part is implied?

 

[camiller]

1oz/gallon by weight? or by volume? 1oz(weight)/gallon should be fine for a typical American style, you may want to use more/less for other styles.

Here is a good priming sugar calculator:

TastyBrew.com | Homebrewing Calculators | Botting Priming Calculator

As the other comments suggest, boil in a small amount of water to get it into solution and make it easy to mix into the rest of the batch.

 

[aeonderdonk]

looks like an awesome website, thanks!