Bottom of bottle

[steven gude]

Morning
I bottles my first lot of beer a couple of days ago and the carb drops (yes I know, it's cheaper to use sugar - I just saw some on offer and was tempted to try it) seem to have created a rather odd colour at the bottom of my bottle. Is this normal?

It's more noticeable at the bottom but fades updwards

 

[Ciaran12s]

That's just sediment and is normal. You'll be able to reduce the amount of sediment in the bottle with practice. Cold crashing and racking to a bottling bucket are the best ways of reducing it. For me anyway.

 

[-Bezza-]

Yep, looks like all my bottles. Leave it a few more weeks and it'll pack down nice and tightly so you're less likely to disturb it when you pour. :thumb:

 

[GerritT]

AND when you pour, try to have a glass that can keep the contents of the whole bottle so you can pour all in one go. No sloshing back and forth. And cool it from a day before drinking, that compacts it even more and reduces the risk of gushers.

 

[-Bezza-]

AND when you pour, try to have a glass that can keep the contents of the whole bottle so you can pour all in one go

Agreed, but a couple of those bottles look pretty big!!

 

[steven gude]

Thanks for the advice :) looking forward to trying one in a couple of weeks

 

[Norfolk79]

AND when you pour, try to have a glass that can keep the contents of the whole bottle so you can pour all in one go. No sloshing back and forth. And cool it from a day before drinking, that compacts it even more and reduces the risk of gushers.

And don't use a glass that causes the beer to foam too much, else you'll be sloshing it in the bottle and have a glass of foam. Do you want a flake in that love?