flat lager

[delboy]

Just tried a sampler (bottle) of my brooklyn lager which is crystal clear and not a million miles from the taste i was looking for, but its as flat as a witches, think i left it in secondary too long, not used to this whole lagering business.
There was next to no sign of any yeast in the bottle so maybe thats why it didn't carb. Im more worried about the full corny i have of it, i was trying to naturally carb this with 130g dextrose.
On the basis of the bottle should should i open this up and give it a spoonful of slurry.
Is it natural to have to do this for lagered beers (it was only lagered for a few weeks yet i hear about people lagering for months on end).

[mysterio]

How long has it been and what temperature are the bottles at?

I've never bottled a lagered beer but I'd expect it would take longer than a normal ale. There will still be yeast in suspension so it should carb eventually.

[delboy]

the bottle was a sampler its only a few days old they are sitting at about 20C , i know i haven't give it much time but normally with my ales going from primary straight to bottle they are already carbing in a day or two. Should i give it another week before i start to worry.

[delboy]

ok i'll just have to adopt a different mindset when it comes to lager, wait, wait and wait again (think i'll switch more to golden ales).