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howdy, just a quick question about yeast and bottling.  i brewed a blueberry wheat beer and as it was my first attempt at adding fruit i had no idea what to expect.  i was afraid that i had potentially over-carbonated the brew so i brought it over to a friends balcony in case it exploded.  well it didn’t explode but it does seem to be under-carbonated at the moment.  is there the possiblity that lower temperature could slow down or kill off the yeast?   daytime temps average about 18-20 degrees celcius (low 70s in farenheit) but the nighttime temps dip to about 5 degrees celcius (about 40 in farenheit).   should i wait longer for full carbonation?  i’ve waited 2 weeks so far.  should they come in out of the cold? thanks for any advice, bill melon neuromuscular research sudbury, canada

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – howdy, just a quick question about yeast and bottling.  i brewed a blueberry wheat beer and as it was my first attempt at adding fruit i had no idea what to expect.  i was afraid that i had potentially over-carbonated the brew so i brought it over to a friends balcony in case it exploded.  well it didn’t explode but it does seem to be under-carbonated at the moment.  is there the possiblity that lower temperature could slow down or kill off the yeast?   daytime temps average about 18-20 degrees celcius (low 70s in farenheit) but the nighttime temps dip to about 5 degrees celcius (about 40 in farenheit).   should i wait longer for full carbonation?  i’ve waited 2 weeks so far. should they come in out of the cold? thanks for any advice, bill melon neuromuscular research sudbury, canada

Hmmm, the night time temps have probably dropped most of your yeast. I suggest bringing it inside for a few days, shaking the bottles to re-suspend the yeast. Check the carb level every couple days till its right then move your bottles to the fridge, that will stop further fermentation. — Metallurgist for International Space Station Alpha My file, How to Brew Your First Beer, containing info on equipment,

terms, brewing processes and troubleshooting, is available via FTP from Homebrew/Docs at sierra.stanford.edu or via WWW on Spencer’s Beer Page at http://guraldi.hgp.med.umich.edu/Beer/

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