slooow carbonation

[he-brewer]

Brewed my first beer last april.a whitbeer. After bottling it carbonated in two weeks. my last few brews,pumkin ale, bourbon porter and petite orange took up to 2 months to carbonate! temp in my basement is usually 65-75 degrees and have had very active fermentation activity. Have used both cooper tabs and dextrose for carbonation. should I add more yeast at bottling? what kind and how much? thanks

 

[Stauffbier]

Do you rack into a secondary? If so, how long does it stay in secondary?

 

[drainbamage]

What were your FG readings like on the slower-carbonating batches? Witbiers usually have lower gravities, so 2 weeks is reasonable, but pumpkin ale and bourbon porter sound like they would probably be heavier. The higher your FG, the longer it can take to fully carbonate, and 2-3 months is not unheard of. Adding additional yeast probably won't make any difference.

 

[he-brewer]

Always use a secondary fermented and leave it in for the recommended time the kit calls for.I haven't. taken any gravity readings,unfortunatelly ! Feel better now from your advice! Will check gravities from now on and wait out thecarb process ..Thanks!

 

[StophJS]

Do you cold crash before bottling?

 

[he-brewer]

still a beginer! whats cold crashing?

 

[Stauffbier]

It's when you put your fermenting vessel in a fridge or ice it down so the yeast will drop out of suspension right before you bottle. This gives you a clearer beer.

 

[he-brewer]

So coldcrashing can leave you with out enough yeast?

 

[Stauffbier]

Some say yes, some say no... I don't really know. I don't cold crash, and my beers still come out real clear.

 

[he-brewer]

thanks for the help!