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Bottled AG beer from bottle
Hi Guys, Just tried one of my AG Exmoor Gold's from a bottle (2nd July bottled). Pours with an intial fizz and head vanishes almost immediately. The beer has very slight carbonation which is very small compared to a kit brew. The only thing i do differently to a kit with my my AG brews is that i rack them to a second FV. Any guesses what the problem(s) may be? Is it that im not getting enough yeast into a bottle? I prime with 0.5 teaspoon of glucose which i did for kit beer.
The Exmoor tastes absoulutely gorgeous and it is crystal clear so no problems there.
Regards
H
Planning - Golden ale with lots of Styrian hops
Conditioning - Theakston Old Peculier
Conditioning - Christmas 2010 (Strong Xmas ale)
Maturing - Peach wine kit
Drinking - Summer Lightning, Summer Wit
Conditioning - Theakston Old Peculier
Conditioning - Christmas 2010 (Strong Xmas ale)
Maturing - Peach wine kit
Drinking - Summer Lightning, Summer Wit
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Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
The head can dissapear if the glass has not been rinsed of washing up liquid properly, as for the flatness....hmmmmm unsure, what size bottle was it and was it a swing top or did you cap it?
Plannin'-
Loads a beer after an upgrade!
nathbrew@gmail.com
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Hi Nath, Glass was nice and clean - well rinsed. 500ml bottles which had nice tight fitting crown caps fitted.
Love your setup with the gas - whats your verdict now you have done a few brews? I find it really economical on the propane.
Cheers
H
Conditioning - Theakston Old Peculier
Conditioning - Christmas 2010 (Strong Xmas ale)
Maturing - Peach wine kit
Drinking - Summer Lightning, Summer Wit
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Yeah gas is good, it take a bit longer for it to reach boil and its not a vigorus as my last boiler but I suppose thats because its not directly heating the water. A 3.9kg has lasted me 2 ag brews and seems to be quite full still so its great not to worry about a) - the cost of my 2 2.4kw elements b) - the amount of wires trailled everywhere and c) - not getting electrocuted by my boilovers!#
Dunno about about the lack of carbonation, how long were they in the warm for before you moved it to a colder place? Very strange though, try another and see if there is a difference.
Plannin'-
Loads a beer after an upgrade!
nathbrew@gmail.com
Posted 1 year ago by Member
That would be my guess. Not long enough in the warm when it was first put in the bottle. I did it with one of my bitters. I thought I could get away with putting it straight in the garage. It was summer after all! But there very is low carbonation with this brew.
Fermenting:
Condtioning:
Drinking: Twibute Clone, PJ Clone
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Hi Mr H
I have just experienced the same thing with my Wheat Beer. I fermnted for 10 days, secondary for 1 week. Added 1 generous teaspoon of brewing sugar (which is alot but I wanted a raging fizz). After 4 weeks it was flat as a witches T##. I tried around 3 bottles just to discount the dodgey cap issue.
I was advised to shake the bottles....so over the next 10 days I gave them a good shake at least 3 times. A week later, which was last friday I opened 3 bottles to find them overflowing out of the bottle!
I have kept the bottles in my garage & house which has been at an avergae temp of 18C give or take.
My theory is that because of the long ferment & condition this may have slowed/reduced the yeast to a point its hard for it to get going again even if it can.
My last resort would have been to open all bottles & put into my corny keg to force carbonate.
Hope they kick in for you soon!!
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Cheers Gazz, Sounds like it certainly is worth a try. Glad this worked well for you. Im going for a shake shortly ... ok, so that sounds bad
- will shake my bottles just to clarify things!
) Looks like i created my own problem 
. Will soaking them in VWP steriliser remove any traces of Fairy before using them next time? or will I need something else?
One other thing has just dawned on me.... it was staring me in the face as i went into the kitchen, I had two used bottles from my Exmoor & wheat beers. When i have poured the bottle i have been soaking the bottle in a fairy liquid solution to remove sediment before rinsing well and storing when dry. When i used the bottles i used very warm water on the bottles followed by a Videne solution, rinsed, primed and filled with a cap at the end. Damn... 'Fairy liquid' problem Nath mentioned (Well done Nath - Promoted to head of Scotland Yard for brilliant detective work!
Yours 'as daft as a brush'
H
Conditioning - Theakston Old Peculier
Conditioning - Christmas 2010 (Strong Xmas ale)
Maturing - Peach wine kit
Drinking - Summer Lightning, Summer Wit
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
vwp is a strong steriliser so it will be fine, make sure plenty of rinses go after though.
Nice one dude!
Plannin'-
Loads a beer after an upgrade!
nathbrew@gmail.com
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