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by markw6796
Monday Jul 13, 2009 3:35 pm
Forum: Making beer
Topic: newbie, beer not carbonating
Replies: 6
Views: 3515

Re: newbie, beer not carbonating

Cheers for that Mick. I thought that the cool temp might have been the problem. I'll have to try & convince the missus to let me store them inside for awhile. I don't like my chances, but hey, she likes me home brewing cos it saves me money, so that's gotta be a plus.
by markw6796
Monday Jul 13, 2009 10:33 am
Forum: Making beer
Topic: newbie, beer not carbonating
Replies: 6
Views: 3515

Re: newbie, beer not carbonating

Do they taste sweet? Can you measure one with a hydrometer and see if it is currently above your recorded terminal gravity reading (if you took it down)? That would show that the priming sugar is still there.

No they don't taste sweet, thye're just flat.

Took a reading with the hydrometer last ...
by markw6796
Sunday Jul 12, 2009 7:57 pm
Forum: Making beer
Topic: newbie, beer not carbonating
Replies: 6
Views: 3515

Re: newbie, beer not carbonating

Sorry I forgot to mention priming.
I'm using 1 teaspoon of white sugar for 750 ml bottles & 1/2 teaspoon for 375 ml
by markw6796
Sunday Jul 12, 2009 6:53 pm
Forum: Making beer
Topic: newbie, beer not carbonating
Replies: 6
Views: 3515

newbie, beer not carbonating

Hi I'm a Newbie to this forum & I'm having trouble getting my beer to carbonate.
I've been brewing now for 7 months & have had pretty good results. Until the last couple of months, where I've not been able to get any bubbles in my beer at all. :?
For the past 5 months I've been using a Brigalow ...