Here we go: 3 weeks conditioned at 70F, 24 hrs chilled. Not a great head, but the mouthfeel is way more bubbly than the previous 2 weeks and 72 hrs chilled. And tasty, went pretty well with spinach tortellini and pesto cream 
Maybe quietly tip the bottles over whilst warmā¦ Give 'em sāmore timeā¦ Mix up the stuffā¦ 
Sneezles61
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Oh really?! Iāve never heard that technique before. I may try that with a few. Tried one again last night and the head was about 1/8ā, so it is carbonating just slowly. Have one more to try tonight then a couple of bombers that Iām going to wait to try until they spend about a week in the fridge.
Looks like they need to carbonate more. Put them in a warm place a couple more weeks. Inverted for a day every couple
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You filled the bottles with a bottling wand right? Leaving the headspace that it displaced?
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I think I have them in the warmest place in my house, but maybe I can find a warmer one. I will definitely try the invert trick. I havenāt tried my bombers yet, but will next Tues.
Yeah, I always use the wand. Seems like the safe thing to do.
When I used a bottling wandā¦ youād pull the wand outā¦ left about 3/4" of head spaceā¦ Most seemed to carbonateā¦ but took a long timeā¦
Did I mentionā¦ I really like kegging? 
Sneezles61
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They say on top of the fridge is a good place. I guess it is because of the warm air coming from the compressor below.
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I usually end up spilling a tad over the top when I use the wand. I may try to convince my next job to spring for a kegging setup so I can brew for them.
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Sounds like a good warm spot. May give that a shot
Well guys, Iāll have tipped my bottles twice in 4 days as of tomorrow. I ended up leaving them in their same spot (70-72F) due to too much damn work. I think the more promising thing is a 12 oz-er carbonated very well after conditioning at room temp for 5 weeks, then fridge for one week. Flavor seemed a little more bitter and out of balance
compared to the bombers Iāve tried, but whatevs.
Final test will be three days in the fridge on two of the tippers (1 12 oz and 1 bomber), after 6 total days of flip flopping. The plan is to ice down the last 12 bombers for a 2 week road trip to share with fam/friends. Road lageringā:joy:
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