S-04 And Us-05

[kalbarluke]

Fellow brewers,

I usually use us-05 and when the brew has finished primary fermentation I drop the temperature down to 1 degree for a couple of days. This seems to clear it up nicely. I then bottle and wait a few weeks and I get nice, carbed beer - no problems.

My last beer was a dark ale. I used s-04 and followed the same process, but it doesn't seem to have carbed. The beer seems to be pretty flat. It has been cold here but I have the inside. The only thing I can think of is that the s-04 doesn't like the 1 degree temperature.

Any ideas/suggestions?

 

[rotten]

How long has it been in the bottle?
I'd say it just needs more time as it's cold, even in QLD I hear. S-04 is O.K. I prefer US-05 though when using dry.
Cheers

 

[kalbarluke]

It has been in the bottle two weeks. I usually leave it for three weeks but at two it is usually at least fizzy.