not carbonating

[dan82nf]

Hey everyone

I have a red ale kit i made using nottingham ale yeast and it has been bottled for 2 weeks and there is absolutely no carbonation. i have made many similar kits with no issue but never with nottingham yeast...can anyone tell me how to solve this issue or if nottingham is a slower acting yeast or something?

Thanks

Dan

 

[DocScott]

Did you remember to add priming sugar?

Try warming them up a bit (want about 70*F) and give a couple more weeks. If it's a bigger beer, it may take longer. Notty works around the same pace as other yeasts for carbing in my experience.


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[sptaylor70]

There are tons of reasons.

Did you remember to add the priming sugar (Once, I got six bottles into the bottling before remembering that I hadn't)? Did you add too little? Is the ABV unusually high? Did you kill the yeast at some point (too much heat)? Are you using flip-top bottles (old gaskets can leak)? Are you using screw-top bottles (sometimes the bottlecap doesn't seal)?

There are a few ways to fix it. The easiest is to wait and hope. You could try force-carbonation with a Soda Stream. Most of the other methods are harsher and can result in staling, but if it's the difference between drinkable and not-drinkable ...