Imperial Stout "No carbonation yet"

Sat Jul 02, 2016 5:35 am

Hi all,
I brewed an Imperial stout with a ABV of 10.2. I primed the 5 gallon batch with 6 ounces of maple syrup, this was a little more than the brewers calculator said to use. The bottles have been conditioning for two months and no carbonation has started yet.

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Re: Imperial Stout "No carbonation yet"

Sat Jul 02, 2016 7:24 am

How are you storing them? They need to be around 70F in order to carbonate in a reasonable time.
A common mistake is putting them on the basement floor. Concrete will suck the heat right out of them.
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Re: Imperial Stout "No carbonation yet"

Sat Jul 02, 2016 12:29 pm

What yeast strain did you use? Was it a fresh pitch (starter) or a reused slurry?
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Re: Imperial Stout "No carbonation yet"

Sat Jul 02, 2016 4:17 pm

I do have them stored on the basement floor, I can correct that tonight! I used two Wyeast Labs 1056 direct pitch pouches. the basement temperature is between 67 and 70 degrees so I'll move the bottles to a warmer place.
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Re: Imperial Stout "No carbonation yet"

Sun Jul 03, 2016 8:41 am

Between 70 & 75 is fine. Keep them in the dark & off the floor.
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Re: Imperial Stout "No carbonation yet"

Sun Jul 03, 2016 11:03 am

Post back if they don't carbonate after warming them up for a couple more weeks. The same thing happened to me once with a big RIS when I used to bottle. I can give you some tips on how to salvage them.
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Re: Imperial Stout "No carbonation yet"

Sun Jul 03, 2016 9:16 pm

Yeah, I got a good beer bread recipe too. ;)
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Re: Imperial Stout "No carbonation yet"

Mon Jul 04, 2016 10:03 am

Ozwald wrote:Yeah, I got a good beer bread recipe too. ;)


to be fair, i bet that would be interesting bread made with an RIS.
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