Quick Carbonation Question

[BrewNewbI3]

ok, I bottled my first batch of pale ale beer yesterday, i primed all the bottles, and i went to check them today, and one of the bottles is extremely tight in one evening and the rest are still not fully carbonated kind of loose in the bottles, and there are no visible signs of bubbles coming up, is this normal and should i relieve pressure of the tight bottle?

 

[Suthrncomfrt1884]

I'm not sure why you're checking them so soon... Beer takes 3-4 weeks to properly carbonate. Even if it seems carbonated after 2 weeks, it'll still be green and not at it's best flavor.

Did you bottle in plastic? I'm assuming you did since you're saying the bottle is "tight". Don't relieve pressure. As long as you checked your gravity and it was fully fermented, and you added the correct amount of priming sugar, then you shouldn't need to worry.

 

[BigB]

You could have one that had lots of yeast in it. But one day is definitely not long enough to sufficiently carbonate any beer. So leave the bottles alone. The way you explained the bottles it sounds like you have PET bottles. As far as bubbles coming up... I doubt you will see any at all because the pressure of the bottles is what causes the co2 to dissolve into the beer, hence "carbonating" the beer. If you release the pressure then the co2 will escape and not dissolve into solution. Leave them alone for 3 weeks minimum.

 

[Revvy]

The 3 weeks at 70 degrees, that that we recommend is the minimum time it takes for average gravity beers to carbonate and condition. Higher grav beers take longer.

Stouts and porters have taken me between 6 and 8 weeks to carb up..I have a 1.090 Belgian strong that took three months to carb up.

Everything you need to know about carbing and conditioning, can be found here Of Patience and Bottle Conditioning. With emphasis on the word, "patience."

You really can't speed this NATURAL process up.

 

[BigB]

The 3 weeks at 70 degrees, that that we recommend is the minimum time it takes for average gravity beers to carbonate and condition. Higher grav beers take longer.

Stouts and porters have taken me between 6 and 8 weeks to carb up..I have a 1.090 Belgian strong that took three months to carb up.

Everything you need to know about carbing and conditioning, can be found here Of Patience and Bottle Conditioning. With emphasis on the word, "patience."

You really can't speed this NATURAL process up.

Revvy has this advice as a hot key (Alt F9)! All kidding aside, it is good solid advice and the link is definitely worth reading.