plastic bottle carbonation

[brewers droop]

hi all i bottled my coopers euro lager yesterday into plastic 500ml bottles adding 1 teaspoon of sugar per bottle but after 28hrs im getting no pressure build up in the bottles any ideas or am i being to impatient

[WishboneBrewery]

Chill out, one of my last brews i left in the warm for 2 weeks to carbonate, and a more recent one for 1 week

[Garth]

about two weeks is good for a decent carbonation to build up

[brewers droop]

thanks very much for the quick responce now i can stop worrying i think i might join pdtnc in that alcoholic haze

[Garth]

we are all in that state mate.....

[brewers droop]

kids in bed wife gone to bed ahhh bring on the beer

[brewers droop]

yes the bottles were primed with silver spoon (it was in the cupboard) but the last kit i did seemed to pressure up very quickly compared to this one, i will keep an eye on the little buggers and use various threats if they dont start soon

[johnston]

I bottled my coopers euro on monday added the sugar to the bottling bucket and the plastic bottles were hardening yesterday (wed). Clearing nicely dunno how I'm gonna resist temptation for 12 weeks

Just out of interst how long did yours take to ferment at what temperature and your FG

[brewers droop]

fg 1006 at about 16 degrees it was in the fv for eleven days due to work / family demands but still had two identical readings over three days, i also used bke ipo sugar and used saflager yeast

[mickhew]

Silver Spoon is "sugar beet" sugar, not cane sugar, is that o.k to use I ask myself, someone ? Don't want to spread panic !

[garwatts]

I bottled my coopers euro on monday added the sugar to the bottling bucket and the plastic bottles were hardening yesterday (wed). Clearing nicely dunno how I'm gonna resist temptation for 12 weeks

If you find out how to please let us all know

[simple one]

Silver Spoon is "sugar beet" sugar, not cane sugar, is that o.k to use I ask myself, someone ? Don't want to spread panic !

Practically the same stuff, especially once refined.

[timothio]

Silver Spoon is "sugar beet" sugar, not cane sugar, is that o.k to use I ask myself, someone ? Don't want to spread panic !

Practically the same stuff, especially once refined.

Yeah, I saw a thread somewhere on JBK about this very subject, I think the jist of the whole thing was that it doesnt matter what you use, Silver Spoon or T & L, its so similar it wont make any noticable difference. And that came from the mouth of a master of all things sugary.

[johnston]

I bottled my coopers euro on monday added the sugar to the bottling bucket and the plastic bottles were hardening yesterday (wed). Clearing nicely dunno how I'm gonna resist temptation for 12 weeks

If you find out how to please let us all know

tell me about it the small clear bottle I done is nearly clear so the smaller green bottles must be too

The mrs is due in two weeks so think I can wait till then to wet the babies head

[garwatts]

The mrs is due in two weeks so think I can wait till then to wet the babies head

You really should get plenty of practice in before hand just to be sure

Don't forget afterwards there won't be so much spare time available