No Foam at all for Secondary Fermentation in Bottles by Fermentis Safale S-04

[hottpeper13]

I had a similar problem with caps that were .010 smaller OD then the old ones in the drawer. Like was said before the crimps were not horizontal but flared out a bit,and loose enough that I could pop them off with my thumb.
It was an 11% wheat wine that is now used for cooking,it makes the best braising liquid for beef and pork.

By the way I recycled those caps and haven't had issues since.

 

[MikeCo]

2 weeks at room temperature is not usually enough for my bottle conditioned beers. Leave them for at least 3 weeks at room temp, and then sample one. If it’s not fully carbonated wait another week and try another one. Don’t chill until you’re satisfied the carbonation is right. Some beers take a surprisingly long time to fully condition.
Also, if you are not satisfied with the time S-04 takes to carbonate the beer, add a different strain of fresh yeast at bottling.

 

[Miles_1111]

2 weeks at room temperature is not usually enough for my bottle conditioned beers. Leave them for at least 3 weeks at room temp, and then sample one. If it’s not fully carbonated wait another week and try another one. Don’t chill until you’re satisfied the carbonation is right. Some beers take a surprisingly long time to fully condition.
Also, if you are not satisfied with the time S-04 takes to carbonate the beer, add a different strain of fresh yeast at bottling.

One queston, I think S-04 is usually the type of yeast that ferment fast, right? At least during prime fermentation, according to my experience S04 starts much faster than US05.

 

[dmtaylor]

One queston, I think S-04 is usually the type of yeast that ferment fast, right? At least during prime fermentation, according to my experience S04 starts much faster than US05.

Yes it is quite fast.

 

[MikeCo]

One queston, I think S-04 is usually the type of yeast that ferment fast, right? At least during prime fermentation, according to my experience S04 starts much faster than US05.

Yes, S-04 does ferment faster than US-05 in primary in my experience. It also flocculates more quickly which would leave less yeast in the beer for bottle conditioning than US-05. Whether the difference is enough to slow the bottle carbonation rate, I don't know.