Flat Abbey ale

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ManxMan

Flat Abbey ale

Post by ManxMan » Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:39 pm

I bottled 9 litres of Bruferm Abbey a couple of weeks back and tried a little "sample" tonight. First one was flat, as was the second.
I had primed with 1/2 tsp. in each and kept in the house for a week before moving into the garage.

I have previously done a Grand Cru and a Tripple in PET bottles that were great. This was my first go with a capper into 1/2 litre beer bottles. Do you think I'm doing something wrong with the capper? Can I re prime and re cap?

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Re: Flat Abbey ale

Post by thedeckking » Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:28 am

Before you start messing around re-priming it's always worth getting the bottles back in the warm (20 degrees +)for a few days. It might be that it's been too cold for the 2nd ferment to get going.

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Re: Flat Abbey ale

Post by legion » Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:33 am

Give some of the bottles a shake and see whether any beer tries to escape through the cap. If it doesnt them move them back into the warm for a couple of weeks. Sometimes they can take longer to second ferment.

How long did your grand cru take to condition? Found mine to be lovely after 6 months.
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Re: Flat Abbey ale

Post by floydmeddler » Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:57 pm

I'm having the same issue too. My beer, bottled 2 weeks ago is more or less flat. It has to be the weather. Cupboard is only around 17c-18c. Actually OK as it's a bit like cask ale from the pub. However, the old Abbey beers need plenty of fizz though so am feeling your pain. You'll have to try and think of a way to bring them up to 20c.

I usually bottle a few beers in a PET bottle just so I can check progress of the beers by giving them a squeeze every few days. Funny thing is, the PET bottles are carbonating a lot quicker than the glass!

It will work out man. :wink:

Manx Guy

Re: Flat Abbey ale

Post by Manx Guy » Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:04 pm

Hi!

I had a similar problem with my Coopers draught experiment...
It was the first time I'd used a crown capper and after 2 weeks when I had a flat sample I came to the same conclusion...
However I then noticed the min-max thermometer had droppped to 2C and decided to move them somewhere a little warmer...

2 weeks later they are nicely carbonated! :)
happy days!

Hope the same works for you!

Those Brewferm kits take a while (anything from 4-8weeks) to condition anyway so I hope you're not in a rush for a beer...
But they are worth the wait!
:)

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Re: Flat Abbey ale

Post by floydmeddler » Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:14 pm

Manx Guy wrote:Hi!

I had a similar problem with my Coopers draught experiment...
It was the first time I'd used a crown capper and after 2 weeks when I had a flat sample I came to the same conclusion...
However I then noticed the min-max thermometer had droppped to 2C and decided to move them somewhere a little warmer...

2 weeks later they are nicely carbonated! :)
happy days!

Hope the same works for you!

Those Brewferm kits take a while (anything from 4-8weeks) to condition anyway so I hope you're not in a rush for a beer...
But they are worth the wait!
:)

Slainte!
8)
What temperature were they when they weren't carbonating?

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Re: Flat Abbey ale

Post by ManxMan » Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:03 pm

Thanks for the replies. I can only imagine it has been too damned cold in the house! I've brought it back in to the spare room and wacked the heat up. I'll have a sneak preview in a couple of weeks.

As to the Grand Cru, I was into it after 7 weeks. Did the lot in over Xmas. Very nice. The Tripple, which is outstanding, is now going the same way.

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Re: Flat Abbey ale

Post by fractureman » Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:30 am

good to know the tripple is great as almost finshed fermenting mine for my birthday in April. Am botteling this week
keg 1 : (Drinking) : Amarillo extract brew
keg 2 : (Conditioning) : Summer Ale extract
keg 3 : (Conditioning) : Lightening extract Goldings only
keg 4 : (Conditioning) : Lightening etxract

FV1 : FV2 :
Bottled: Brewferm Diabolo, Brewferm frambois
next up: coppers stout:)

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Re: Flat Abbey ale

Post by scottmoss » Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:04 am

Hi,

I bottled my Brewferm Tarwebier about 8-10 weeks ago and I'm still disapointed with the results; tastes nothing like a Wheat beer! My friend did the Brupaks Wheat beer at the same time and it was fantastic!
Thought it was strange that a company from Yorkshire can pull off a better belgian beer than the belgians!

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Re: Flat Abbey ale

Post by Manx Guy » Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:12 pm

Hi Floyd!

The bottles must have been at 2-5C for a a week and didnt carbonate... Even though I used a Lager yeast

After moving the bottles to a warmer 8-12C area they carbonated in about 2 weeks!

Tried a bottle on Saturday and I really enjoyed it! although another couple of weeks and I hope the bitterness will soften a little more....
The bitterness is ion the 35-45 IBU range... and it has a good hop flavour/aroma
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Re: Flat Abbey ale

Post by floydmeddler » Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:13 pm

Damn... mine are at 17c-18c and they aren't carbonating at all. :evil:

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