Scotch Ale not bottle conditioning at all

[choreboy]

Last March I brewed and bottled a strong scotch ale. About a month after bottling, I tried it and it did not have much carboniation at all. I waited another few weeks to no avail. Another month or two- still no bubbles. Now- as the year mark approaches, still no carbonation.

Here is the kicker- I have been able to wait this long because everytime I have tasted it before- it tasted a little off/green. However, I opened a bottle today and BAM- nice malty sweatness balanced with a great boozey warmness and very mild hoppiness- almost like a nice single malt--BUT STILL NO BUBBLES. Now is the time to drink it, but it is as flat as the day it came out of the secondary a freaking year ago.

I WANT BUBLES DAMN IT.

Anyone have any ideas on how to get bubbles without affecting the flavor too much?

Thanks~

[HogieWan]

get a packet of dry yeast that is similar to the strain you used. Carefully open each bottle, drop a small pinch of yeast in and recap.

[wortchillergoal]

Originally posted by HogieWan
get a packet of dry yeast that is similar to the strain you used. Carefully open each bottle, drop a small pinch of yeast in and recap.

I did this with a barleywine that would not carbonate. It worked out very well.

[dparsons]

You want to make sure the yeast attenuation is similar. It should be low to medium. The alcohol tolerance should be high enough for your brew.

[choreboy]

Thanks, I will try this and let you know how it works. Good thing I used e-z cap bottles.