Hi.
I primed two cases of my Dry Irish Stout (NB recipe kit - OG 1.042) with Prime Dose more than 3 weeks ago. I used 2 pills per 12 oz bottle and left them in my basement at approx 65 degrees. I would go shake one or tow of them occasionally to see what happened.
I refrigerated one two days ago and when opened and poured into my glass - 4 little rubber like capsule parts came out! And worse - my beer is barely carbonated!
Any thoughts? Thank you!!!
I never bought into the Prime Dose thing. Just prime with corn sugar. At 65, depending on your yeast and how long you let the beer ferment, it could take longer. I wouldn’t worry until you’ve passed 6 weeks.
I have the same thing going on. Bottled an American Wheat and after I had them all bottled up looked over and my priming sugar was sitting on the counter. So I ordered the prime dose capsules followed the directions and placed 2 in each bottle. Now almost 3 weeks later I still have these slimy rubber like gel caps floating around in my beer. I am kind of curious also as to when and if these things are going to dissolve.
Same here. I read the reviews about the Prime Dose and seems there are a lot of issues. I just go with corn sugar.
Thanks guys. so the question I have now is…can I open the bottles and drop in some sugar solution and re-cap? Or something like that? Or is my batch basically toast?
Thanks again.
I would not add more sugar. If you wait a few more weeks I bet it will carb up, also try a warmer spot like 70-80 dregs.
[quote=“gdtechvw”]I would not add more sugar. If you wait a few more weeks I bet it will carb up, also try a warmer spot like 70-80 dregs.[/quote]+1 If you add sugar and the prime dose finally dissolves, you’ll have bottle bombs. In addition to warming, try swirling the bottles each day to keep the yeast in suspension.
