No carbonation!!!

[timschram]

My brother and I made an oatmeal stout a few months back. Bottled it three weeks ago. When we opened it after three weeks, little to no carbonation. I'm pretty sure we used 4 oz of priming sugar for a 5 gallon batch. Should we just give it more time or is this batch SOL??


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[timrox1212]

I use 6oz(3/4 a cup) of priming sugar boiled in 1 cup water. Add that to the bottom of the bottling bucket and rack ontop. And leave it 3 weeks in the bottles. Never had any issues. I would just give it more time. Also how long was it kept cold before you drank it? Give it 24-48 hours in the fridge before drinking.


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[stevehardt]

Probably a little light on the carbing sugar and needs more time. Be sure to give it plenty of time on the fridge

 

[j1n]

Give it more time and see if you get some more carbonation. If that doesn't work then just drink it as is.

 

[peterj]

Yeah just give it more time. What temperature are the bottles at? If you can warm them up into the mid to high 70s F that would help. Maybe swirl the yeast around a little bit.

Time in the fridge isn't going to make too much of difference in my opinion.

 

[peterj]

Also, 4 oz of corn sugar in 5 gallons will get you about 2.2 volumes of CO2 which should be pretty perfect for an oatmeal stout.

 

[timschram]

The bottles conditioned in an unfinished basement that is consistently at about 65 degrees Fahrenheit.


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[peterj]

Yeah, at 65 it might take a little while longer. If you can warm them up that would make it go faster for sure.

 

[kh54s10]

Agreed that at 65 degrees it might just be that they need a little longer. I have had a few that took longer than 3 weeks with about 70 degrees conditioning temperatures.