Carbonation Problems

Northern Brewer General
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Hello all I am new to brewing five gallon batches. I started earlier in the year with extract, I did not have any carbonation issues with those three batches. I have brewed two partial batches in the past three months and each one of them has not carbonated fully after I have bottled them. I used batch priming 5 oz priming sugar mixed in one cup of water boiled and then added to the bottling bucket I even stirred the last batch. After one week there is hardly any carbonation. The batch before the last one is basically a flat beer. I did not have this problem until I started secondary fermentation and partial mash. The last batch was a Belgium Ale that is roughly 12 POV. The beer tasted good like I said before just poorly carbonated. I am starting my first all grain batch this weekend. I am looking for any tips or pointers as to what I may possibly be doing wrong. As you all know this can be frustrating and there are many things that I possibly messed up during the process.

Thanks

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Extract/PM/AG, no difference in the processes is going to cause a carbonation issue.

1 week is way to early to be sampling a bottle of beer. Give them 3 weeks minimum. Turn the bottles upside down and shake to keep things suspended. Keep them in a warm area.

What is 12 POV?

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Thanks

That was supposed to mean 12 ABV I did not know if this would affect the carbonation.

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12 ABV is pushing the alcohol tolerance of beer yeast. That would be why that beer won’t carbonate.

You could try to add some champagne yeast.