Clearing before a cornie

[Marcusp]

Another newbie question but just done a coopers Australian lager and a St. Peter's ruby. Both have now finished in the fv and the ruby in particular has cleared already a lot

I'm now going to move them both to the garage but how long should I leave them in the fv before I symphony them into corny kegs

 

[PD]

In my opinion they will be better for a total of 10 days in the fv,then syphon of into a clean fv and placed somewhere cool for a further week, then they can be kegged.
Less sediment will be carried across to the kegs.

 

[Marcusp]

Cheers mate so I should put it into a second fv and then leave it in the garage for another week before putting in the corni

 

[PD]

IMHO.... :thumb:

 

[boozy_shoes]

+1 for moving to another FV. You think it's clear now but just watch how much more sediment drops out of it when you've racked it off!

 

[IPA]

Ferment until final gravity is reached ( about 5 days ) rack into another vessel and leave for 7-10 days. After 4 days add finings and then at the end of the 7-10 days rack into the cornie add 80grs sugar give a squirt of gas to seal the lid. Wait a further three weeks before sampling. The first half a pint will be cloudy but after that it will pour crystal clear fight to the last drop. Just don't move the cornie!

 

[brewtim]

Ferment until final gravity is reached ( about 5 days ) rack into another vessel and leave for 7-10 days. After 4 days add finings and then at the end of the 7-10 days rack into the cornie add 80grs sugar give a squirt of gas to seal the lid. Wait a further three weeks before sampling. The first half a pint will be cloudy but after that it will pour crystal clear fight to the last drop. Just don't move the cornie!

Is this all at fermenting temps or is there any cool conditioning in this process? i.e. after adding priming sugar in the cornie does it need to sit at fermenting temp to prime before moving into the cool?

 

[Moley]

If using Cornelius kegs you don't have to add priming sugar, just syphon clear beer into your keg, close the lid, open the pressure relief valve and gently run some carbon dioxide into the keg. This is heavier than air and so will drive out any oxygen. Then you close the PRV and gas the keg up to around 30psi. Every day or so, give it a good shake and top the gas pressure up.

You still may get a little sediment in your first glass, but after that you should be able to move the keg if necessary.

 

[IPA]

Ferment until final gravity is reached ( about 5 days ) rack into another vessel and leave for 7-10 days. After 4 days add finings and then at the end of the 7-10 days rack into the cornie add 80grs sugar give a squirt of gas to seal the lid. Wait a further three weeks before sampling. The first half a pint will be cloudy but after that it will pour crystal clear fight to the last drop. Just don't move the cornie!

Is this all at fermenting temps or is there any cool conditioning in this process? i.e. after adding priming sugar in the cornie does it need to sit at fermenting temp to prime before moving into the cool?

Keep it at about 18° for a week or so before moving to the cool. Why use loads of bottled gas to force carb beats me. This way is cheaper and the beer tastes better as it matures. Just make sure you seal the lid with a burst of gas as it will not seal properly with the gas produced by the slow natural conditioning