SnowboarderPaul
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Okay, I know there are lots of Flat Beer threads and I've read quite a few of them but I'm starting to loose hope here. This is my second batch, a Scotch Ale, and it's been in the bottle for 51 days and it's still flat. I'm sure I primed it properly. 5 oz of Corn sugar (maybe a little less, didn't go by weight instead I used 3/4 of a cup and that was less than the total 5 oz. packet), boiled, added to the bottling bucket first, then added the beer but did not stir. At first, I stored the fresh bottles in the closet I ferment in which stays close to 65 all the time but after the first 3 weeks, I moved them out to my dining room and they've been sitting (in closed boxes) at room temp, which this time of year is about 80. The beer tastes fine, it's just flat....no hint of carbonation anywhere (well, perhaps the tiniest of tiny hints but it's been the exact same tiny hint since my first try at two weeks). I know from my reading on here that it can take time, especially for higher gravity beers, my IG was about 1.086 (was higher than I expected but from what I've read not uncommon as I probably didn't mix the wort well enough) and FG was 1.021 for an estimated 8.9% abv (if my math is right).
Do I keep waiting? Can I re-prime and re-bottle them? Sorry if this is a super redundant topic but any advice you could impart would be greatly appreciated.
Do I keep waiting? Can I re-prime and re-bottle them? Sorry if this is a super redundant topic but any advice you could impart would be greatly appreciated.