Hi,
My beer (basically malt-extract + hops) has now been bottle conditioning for 10 days.
I tried one tonight ... it was nice and clear, and initially had a good head.
But after a few seconds, the head fizzled away, and my beer was mostly flat.
There was a bit of carbonation, but now a whole lot.
Is this because I didn't put enough priming sugar in?
I used 1.25 teaspoons of light malt extract powder to charge the bottles (500ml swing tops).
I must admit to being a bit depressed by this, I don't know what I expected for my first ever brew, but usually my ginger beers are very far from under-carbonated. "Proper" beer must be a whole lot different I guess.
cheers,
-Hardii
My beer (basically malt-extract + hops) has now been bottle conditioning for 10 days.
I tried one tonight ... it was nice and clear, and initially had a good head.
But after a few seconds, the head fizzled away, and my beer was mostly flat.
There was a bit of carbonation, but now a whole lot.
Is this because I didn't put enough priming sugar in?
I used 1.25 teaspoons of light malt extract powder to charge the bottles (500ml swing tops).
I must admit to being a bit depressed by this, I don't know what I expected for my first ever brew, but usually my ginger beers are very far from under-carbonated. "Proper" beer must be a whole lot different I guess.
cheers,
-Hardii