No Carbonation, Help!

[MSR]

Hi all,

Just tested a coopers stout after 14 days in the bottle and to my horror it was flat as a tack. What have i done?

I used the kit, brew enhancer 2 and 500g of LDME. I primed with two carbonation drops per bottle.

Bottles have been in the garage where the temp has been a bit low.

Will it improve or is there anything i can do to help it?

 

[braufrau]

Bottles have been in the garage where the temp has been a bit low.

Will it improve or is there anything i can do to help it?

I had this problem last winter.
The low T is the problem, yeast works very slowly in low Ts.
I now condition my bottles for 2 weeks at T > 18C.

 

[sm0902]

I found the same problem with the carbonation drops. I swapped to using white sugar to prime and found it a lot better. Still takes time in winter, but experience shows not as long.

 

[MSR]

I have moved all my bottles inside now, hopefully with the warmer temp and leaving them another couple of weeks they will carb up.

Fingers crossed.

 

[ale_snail]

i guess thats one of the good things about Darwin.. heat

i dont think its good to leave my bottles in almost direct sunlight is it?

 

[matti]

correct! no sun.
Less light the better.
unmless you like skunly beer lol

 

[MSR]

Moving the beers inside did the job, they are all carbed up.

Now I can relax and drink them all....

 

[Rother]

A trick Ive found to work well is to roll the bottles. Lay the bottle on the counter and roll back and forward a few times. This stirs up the yeast and gets it back into the beer instead of sitting at the bottom doing very little. About once a week seems to work pretty well... and try not to do it a few days before you plan on drinking the beer... ya wanna let the stuff settle out again...