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[dungeonbrewer]

OK..got adventureous and experimented on a really big IPA 10 gal batch. Tons of hops and grains. THe sparge water looked so good I even did a 5 gal second running batch as well. The 2nd running beer is a really nice "light" IPA -great head taste after 3 weeks..however..the original 10 gal IPA is not-its been over a month (1 day over) and I cracked one (I bottle condition) and there was no pop..nothing. brown sugar water with beer highlights.. Normally I get at least a hint of a pop or some carbonation ( a few bubbles) after that time..it appears something happened.. but what?? Should i just wait longer..or is the whole batch shot? 10 gal of bad beer will really put a damper on my year.

[ncbeerbrewer]

OK..got adventureous and experimented on a really big IPA 10 gal batch. Tons of hops and grains. THe sparge water looked so good I even did a 5 gal second running batch as well. The 2nd running beer is a really nice "light" IPA -great head taste after 3 weeks..however..the original 10 gal IPA is not-its been over a month (1 day over) and I cracked one (I bottle condition) and there was no pop..nothing. brown sugar water with beer highlights.. Normally I get at least a hint of a pop or some carbonation ( a few bubbles) after that time..it appears something happened.. but what?? Should i just wait longer..or is the whole batch shot? 10 gal of bad beer will really put a damper on my year.

How many bottles have you opened? If you are not getting flat beer in several bottles then I think its inconsistant carbonation. If they have all be flat then that is strange honestly. I would say give it a bit longer but I would think that after a month you should have some carbonation. How did you bottle? Added sugar to each bottle? added sugar to a bottle bucket? Did you filter the beer before you bottled it? Was it really aged when you bottled it? If nothing else fails I think you could add some yeast and sugar to each bottle and let them carb from there. Another idea is pour them all back into a bottle bucket, stir in some yeast and some sugar and rebottle. Just some thoughts. Good Luck.

[dungeonbrewer]

How many bottles have you opened? If you are not getting flat beer in several bottles then I think its inconsistant carbonation. If they have all be flat then that is strange honestly. I would say give it a bit longer but I would think that after a month you should have some carbonation. How did you bottle? Added sugar to each bottle? added sugar to a bottle bucket? Did you filter the beer before you bottled it? Was it really aged when you bottled it? If nothing else fails I think you could add some yeast and sugar to each bottle and let them carb from there. Another idea is pour them all back into a bottle bucket, stir in some yeast and some sugar and rebottle. Just some thoughts. Good Luck.

I have opened 3..we add corn sugar to the bottling bucket. No filtering. Yes..took hydrometer readings for 3 days with no change..should have been ready to bottle.

[Thirsty]

What temp did you store your bottles at during carbing? 70+ deg is optimal, cooler than low 60s will cause the already pooped out yeast to go dormant or not do much.

[dungeonbrewer]

What temp did you store your bottles at during carbing? 70+ deg is optimal, cooler than low 60s will cause the already pooped out yeast to go dormant or not do much.

I would say the temps were 68 degrees or so..

[MolBasser]

Patience.My big ass imperial stouts took forever to carbonate. The yeast are just not very happy in a high alcohol enviornment.Give it time, it will be awesome.While your waiting, go buy a kegging system!MolBasser

Edited by MolBasser, 10 October 2009 - 01:33 PM.

[drewseslu]

Has it had a month in the bottle? What was the OG and FG? What yeast strain did you use, and how much?

[dungeonbrewer]

Has it had a month in the bottle? What was the OG and FG? What yeast strain did you use, and how much?

Yes..been in the bottle for a month..OG was 1.108 and FG was 1.029 had a starter of American Ale yeast

[consumptionjunction]

I have opened 3..we add corn sugar to the bottling bucket. No filtering. Yes..took hydrometer readings for 3 days with no change..should have been ready to bottle.

Is that before or after you add the beer to the bottling bucket?

[BarelyBrews]

I forget how patient bottling beer makes a guy, i opened one a couple of weeks ago that had been bottled for 10 days. Really flat, I tried one at three weeks and there is good carbonation now. I went for a light carbonation though, 3oz corn for 4+ gallons of beer. I would wait a while longer, two or three more weeks and recheck.