I’m a beginner and have only brewed and bottled 2 batches so far. Although the third batch is fermenting now.
the 1st batch was NB’s Caribou Slobber extract kit and went very well. OG and FG were right in target. Moved to secondary for a month or 2 then bottled with the priming sugar that came with the kit. I got very uneven or no carbonation in 75% of the bottles. Did a lot of reading and let it bottle condition for another 2 or 3 weeks with no luck. Eventually I concluded that I didn’t mix things well enough. figured lesson learned.
Based on my reading I decided to try the fizz drops on the second 5 gallon batch. Another NB kit a Scottish Wee Heavy. Again everything seemed to progress well. Bottled a little over 2 weeks ago with the drops. Decided to crack one today only to find it completely flat. Zero carbonation. I’ll give it another couple of weeks but am worried it’ll turn out like the 1st batch.
I’m planning on condition my current batch for a month or 2 so I’ve got some time before bottling it, but I’m clearly screwing something up!
Is it possible that everything is settling during conditioning and I’m not getting enough yeast when I rack to the bottling bucket? All of the beers appear very clean/clear.
sorry for the length of this but am trying to provide enough info.
the 1st batch was NB’s Caribou Slobber extract kit and went very well. OG and FG were right in target. Moved to secondary for a month or 2 then bottled with the priming sugar that came with the kit. I got very uneven or no carbonation in 75% of the bottles. Did a lot of reading and let it bottle condition for another 2 or 3 weeks with no luck. Eventually I concluded that I didn’t mix things well enough. figured lesson learned.
Based on my reading I decided to try the fizz drops on the second 5 gallon batch. Another NB kit a Scottish Wee Heavy. Again everything seemed to progress well. Bottled a little over 2 weeks ago with the drops. Decided to crack one today only to find it completely flat. Zero carbonation. I’ll give it another couple of weeks but am worried it’ll turn out like the 1st batch.
I’m planning on condition my current batch for a month or 2 so I’ve got some time before bottling it, but I’m clearly screwing something up!
Is it possible that everything is settling during conditioning and I’m not getting enough yeast when I rack to the bottling bucket? All of the beers appear very clean/clear.
sorry for the length of this but am trying to provide enough info.