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Offline madscientist

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slow conditioning?
« on: February 09, 2011, 10:13:22 AM »
So i've been bottle conditioning a 2.5 gallon batch for 2 weeks now.  I cracked one open and it was carbonated, but not much.  Based on my internet searches I used about 2.1-2.5 oz of priming sugar (not table sugar).  I didn't really measure the amount of water to make the priming solution, as I read that it's the amount of sugar that's critical.  It's been pretty cold in the closet where I keep all my beer supplies, probably in the mid 50s.  So i'm wondering if that would cause it to carbonate slower, or I didn't use enough sugar.  OG was 1.048 and FG was around 1.013ish. 
Bottled: Summer Breeze Pale Ale, Barrett's Irish Red Ale, Apprentice Amber, Hefeweizen
Fermenting: Nada
On Deck: Something with Apricots, Hoppy Blonde with WL1007.

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Re: slow conditioning?
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2011, 10:15:41 AM »
Lower temps will slow down fermentation.  If you can, find a more temp-stable area, and let it condition at the regular temp.  Or just wait it out a little longer, it will probably come out fine.  I had a brew that after a month had very little carbonation to it, but after 3 months, came out fine.  (Belgian strong dark ale)   To be sure, tho, it did need a longer conditioning time for the flavor.
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