LaurieGator
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone,
Been away for a long time, been busy building solar panels and working 16 hour days so I haven't done much brewing. The temps being in the 100+ range outside haven't helped much either. I am planning a Belgium Saison next weekend since the garage temps are in the 90's...
I tried Yoopers Dogfish head clone and I am having a problem with the carbonation. The beer tastes REALLY GOOD but I didn't really get the carbonation that I expected. I brewed it on 5/8/09. I added the dry hops on 5/18/09 then bottled on 6/21/09. I used 4 oz of priming sugar and bottled it. I have been testing it since the middle of July and tested another bottle today. The beer has a wonderful smooth taste with the hops right up front, but I don't have the amount of carbonation that I thought there would be.
Did I use too little priming sugar? Should I try giving the bottles a little shake to wake the yeasties back up? I would like to have some more carbonation in the bottles. Would it be possible to put the bottles into a keg and add some CO2 to help carbonate it?
Any help would be appreciated. I will not dump this since it tastes so YUMMY but hubby won't drink it since it is undercarbonated. I would love to show this one off to friends but I won't with the undercarbonation...
Thanks! Laurie
Been away for a long time, been busy building solar panels and working 16 hour days so I haven't done much brewing. The temps being in the 100+ range outside haven't helped much either. I am planning a Belgium Saison next weekend since the garage temps are in the 90's...
I tried Yoopers Dogfish head clone and I am having a problem with the carbonation. The beer tastes REALLY GOOD but I didn't really get the carbonation that I expected. I brewed it on 5/8/09. I added the dry hops on 5/18/09 then bottled on 6/21/09. I used 4 oz of priming sugar and bottled it. I have been testing it since the middle of July and tested another bottle today. The beer has a wonderful smooth taste with the hops right up front, but I don't have the amount of carbonation that I thought there would be.
Did I use too little priming sugar? Should I try giving the bottles a little shake to wake the yeasties back up? I would like to have some more carbonation in the bottles. Would it be possible to put the bottles into a keg and add some CO2 to help carbonate it?
Any help would be appreciated. I will not dump this since it tastes so YUMMY but hubby won't drink it since it is undercarbonated. I would love to show this one off to friends but I won't with the undercarbonation...
Thanks! Laurie