Has anyone ever had the issue of bottle fermentation not starting because you racked too clean?

[Geremy]

I bottled recently and it looks like the dextrose is just laying on the bottom of the bottles. Should I have pulled up some fine lees to make sure there was enough yeast to carbonate the bottles?

 

[Maylar]

Not unless it's been months since you last racked it. I've been able to carbonate ciders that were crystal clear and 4 months old. It takes a while though.

 

[Geremy]

Like 4+ weeks? Yeah I only had in secondary for a month and a half.

 

[Maylar]

Maybe give the bottles a good shake and see if you can get the priming sugar to dissolve better.