TEMP UPDATE My Brew is flat / is not carbonatedUpdated a month ago
If your brew is flat and not carbonated the most likely reason is that your Fresh Beer or Cider hasn't fermented correctly.
There are various reasons this could have happened. Either it wasn't brewed at a high enough temperature for the yeast to activate, the Fresh Press, water and Brewing Yeast weren't mixed thoroughly enough before the Brewing phase, or in very rare cases the batch of Yeast itself was dead.
To help avoid this happening again, we recommend the following steps:
- Ensure that you're shaking your Pinter x3 times for 30 seconds taking a 30-second break in between each shake when mixing the Press with the water and yeast. Alternatively, you could stir it with a sterilised spoon to ensure it is fully incorporated.
-Mix the Fresh Press into the water first, and then add the Yeast afterwards and mix for a second time. This allows the yeast to be fully incorporated.
- Make sure that the water you're using to mix with is warm in order to ensure the brew reaches and stays at the correct temperature whilst brewing.
- Ensure your Pinter is kept at the optimal temperatures during the Brewing stage. These are 18oC for all Ales and Ciders, and 16oC for all Pilsners and Lagers.
- If the room isn't at ideal temperatures we would suggest following the extended brewing times. This will help the yeast to fully ferment the beer.