First try and fail

[lou_b_83]

Did my first home brew. Kind if taste ok but it is flat or has no head or has no bubbles. What did I do wrong or what didn't I do? Thanks.

 

[Wobbegong]

Did my first home brew. Kind if taste ok but it is flat or has no head or has no bubbles. What did I do wrong or what didn't I do? Thanks.

Did you bottle it with priming sugar? How much? how long ago? What temp were the bottles held at?

 

[lou_b_83]

Yes. About 1/2 tea spoon. The stayed at 68 to 70 for 15 days.

 

[EpicRidr]

Capper?

What sort of bottle capper are you using? Obviously if you don't have a good seal, the beer will be flat. If capping is an issue, I'd expect at least some of the bottles to have a head, and others not.

 

[Wobbegong]

Yes. About 1/2 tea spoon. The stayed at 68 to 70 for 15 days.

How big were the bottles? We'll get to the bottom of this..... 🙂

EDIT: I saw in the Homebrewers thread that you had used 22 oz. bottles. You missed the sugar amount needed. A 22 oz bottle will need around 1.5 teaspoons of sugar to properly carbonate the beer.

The priming sugar volume isn't a "per bottle" measurement. It related to the volume of beer that needs carbonation....

If I had to solve this problem, I'd:

-Gently, I mean GENTLY, pour the bottles into a sanitized pot. No splashing or bubbles.
-Prime with the correct amount of sugar for the whole batch, sugar should boiled in a small amount of water for a couple minutes to sanitize the sugar solution.
-GENTLY mix the sugar solution into the beer.
-GENTLY get the beer back into the re-sanitized bottles, and cap with sanitized caps.
-Wait 3 weeks at 68 to 70 degrees.

 

[lou_b_83]

I opened 4 of them and all are flat. I will try the suger and re-bottle trick. Thanks. I have my next batch fermenting all ready so I need to figure out what I did wrong. I even went out and got some new glass bottles called ez cap. So that should take care of any top problems.

 

[lou_b_83]

What are the chances of bottles bombs with this re-bottle trick? I did it already so I am just wondering.

 

[Wobbegong]

I have my next batch fermenting all ready so I need to figure out what I did wrong.

Using the proper amount of priming sugar will solve your problem.

What are the chances of bottles bombs with this re-bottle trick? I did it already so I am just wondering.

Little to none. The original sugar is most likely fully fermented out.