Help Me Please!

[Screwtop]

KVB, nothing to do with the type of sugar. Could be:
1. Too little sugar.
2. Too little time in the bottles.
2. Bottles stored in a cold place, slowed down fermentation in the bottle.

My guess, open one in 4 weeks time. And next time BULK PRIME!

 

[Kingy]

yea cool i bulk primed the second batch(with dextrose instead of coles cane sugar)so hoefully that will turn out ok,all my 1st brew are sitting on 18 degrees and i thought that was spot on,actually i thought the whole brew was gunna be spot on.

ill wait another 2 weeks and see if they get some bubbles in em`

thx mate kingvb

 

[Screwtop]

yea cool i bulk primed the second batch(with dextrose instead of coles cane sugar)so hoefully that will turn out ok,all my 1st brew are sitting on 18 degrees and i thought that was spot on,actually i thought the whole brew was gunna be spot on.

ill wait another 2 weeks and see if they get some bubbles in em`

thx mate kingvb

Good one KVB, they'll be right mate. At 18c they will probably take a couple of weeks longer than normal, also depends on the type of yeast used, some are more agressive than others and some are more tolerant of alcohol, so the time taken to carb, like all things brewing, is dependent upon variables. Go Brew.

 

[Kingy]

hi just checked my brews

the first brew has no slurry in the bottom of the bottles should i buy some dextrose and add another level and cap again because the sugar i used from coles is shit.

or wait another week and test another sample.

my 2nd brew i bulk primed with dextrose has the home brew look in the bottom hence why i think i should open and add more sugar to my 1st brew

 

[barls]

dont worry mate give it a couple of weeks as its still could all be suspended in the beer still at this stage

 

[Kingy]

dont worry mate give it a couple of weeks as its still could all be suspended in the beer still at this stage

its been bottled for 2 and half weeks now and still flat with no fizz.

say after 4-6 weeks if therez no change is it ok to add a dextrose sugar level to each bottle and cap again or will this just ruin it.

cheers kingvb

 

[barls]

hell ive had some that didnt get carbonation till 6 weeks. im sure it will be fine. also i dont get much of a sediment in mine ether. is there a slight hiss when you open the bottles. i wouldnt add more sugar just incase you make bottle bombs

 

[Kingy]

yea hiss and a lil bit of steam comes out but pours flat its drinkable and actually went down ok it just just flat

 

[Screwtop]

Grab yourself a Valium Milkshake KVB. Sugar is sugar, from Coles or wherever, all comes from steam belching mills up here in QLD, or probably South America knowing Coles. Wait

 

[Kingy]

i wish i knew where to get valium from i would just chill out and pretend my brew aint there, then in 6 months time id say "oh yeah,my brew!"
1. The enjoyment of making the brew
2. The very long long time of waiting for it.
3.Well still waiting for it and
4.Looks like xmas (might be ready for xmas day) :beer:

 

[barls]

ok then give it a little bit more time. i actually find most just get better with age so just be patient

 

[ant]

KVB - if it's the 2nd week in December, and they're still no good, advance yourself one keg as an early Christmas present (!), rent a gas bottle, whack another brew down, and force carbonate it. Guaranteed to not be flat.

It's either keg or patience - them's the options...

 

[jeddog]

yeah ive been told to have a Valium Milkshake KVB.... and, tell ya what.


they work :lol:

patience is a virtue

jeddog

 

[Kingy]

yea im trying to land a fridge, then im straight on to ross, then its straight into the keg,then through the lips over the toungue look out stomach here it comes :beerbang:

just gotta work away at my missus this close to christmas to allow me to invest in time saving neccesitys !!

when she gets home im gunna show her some of the setups you guys on here have,she may come round.

ill prolly have to buy her the lounge shes been wanting just so i can get my keg setup hmmmmm.......the joys!!!

 

[Screwtop]

yea im trying to land a fridge, then im straight on to ross, then its straight into the keg,then through the lips over the toungue look out stomach here it comes :beerbang:

just gotta work away at my missus this close to christmas to allow me to invest in time saving neccesitys !!

when she gets home im gunna show her some of the setups you guys on here have,she may come round.

ill prolly have to buy her the lounge shes been wanting just so i can get my keg setup hmmmmm.......the joys!!!

Hey KVB, explain to the managing director that if you bottle and want to have just one beer, you have to open a tallie which is two beers, then if you want another then your gonna open another tallie which is four beers when you only wanted three etc. etc. If you had a keg you could just pour one. Ya think she'd fall for that.

 

[Brewtus]

Hey KVB,

At this rate you will have tasted all your beer while still flat. Find something else to focus on, build a brew shed, travel around Australia, invent a new plastic that is perfect as a secondary, study for a BJCP exam, I dunno, anything, just leave your beer alone....one day it will get bubbles or you will have other better beer to drink.

At least you are having fun!!!!

 

[Kingy]

yea i just done my 3rd brew, and ive forgotten about the other 2. i stashed them away with blankets over them out of view..

As for the fridge i can feel one coming along very soon.The finances are there just gotta find a decent looking one thats a bargain to please my missus.
She said "dont buy one that looks shitty, it has to fit in with the rest of the furniture. if u gotta spend the $$$ to get one that lasts and it shuts you up for a while then just get one"

and i said to myself thats what i like to hear even tho i feel just a tad guilty. sometimes i just gotta keep naggin!!! and once again its paid off.


i think she hates me talking about brewing everynight when shes trying to get to sleep.(shes commented a few times)


cheers kingVB

 

[Slurpdog]

My Missus doesn't get a choice in what I buy for brewing.
She likes to drink what I brew and so if she wants to keep drinking it she lets me buy what I can afford (within reason of course).

 

[Kingy]

she doesnt care when and how many brews i do or how long i sit in the shed for. :beer:
shes only just starting to realise they call a "home brew starters kit" a "starters kit" for a reason lol
it doesnt stop there, its only the starting kit, of a great and wonderful adventure.

 

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i think she hates me talking about brewing everynight when shes trying to get to sleep.(shes commented a few times)


cheers kingVB

Geez, now there's something I've never heard before KVB. It does become an obsession doesn't it?