Clearing, but adding fizz.

[Chris]

Hi all,

Been a long time since I last posted in here . Anyhow, it's been about 9 months since I brewed my last kit :whistle: , but I want to do another one. I was looking at the St. Peters Ruby red as I saw it on a Youtube channel, anyway..

The problem I have with the kits I brew is the pouring stage. I leave the kit usually for around 3 - 4 weeks, it starts to clear ok'ish. Once bottled I leave it for weeks on end & it eventually clears but leaves a manky build up of sediment at the bottom of the bottles. I can manage to pour 1 perfectly clear glassful, but no matter how careful & slowly I move the bottle, the sediment 'explodes' up into the bottle when I stand it up & then try to pour my next glass, thus making the next glassful not too appetising at all as it has a wheaty taste.

So, is there a way I can, a: fully clear the batch in the 23L FV (finings perhaps) & b: use something to drop into each bottle to carbonate them that doesn't need any yeast that's suspended in the bottle?

I know there's carbonation drops, but I understand they're just re-shaped, overpriced sugar cubes that still need some suspended yeast to ferment with?

Many thanks everyone :drink: .
Chris.

 

[bomberns127]

the method i use to minimise gunk in the bottle

once fermented i leave it another week in the fv, then rack off into another fv(bottling fv) leave for another week, sometimes two weeks, then bottle with 1/4 tsp of sugar, once capped i shake the bottle to dissolve the sugar, then the usual storing for a week in a warmish place the move to the garage for another 2 weeks before i try a bottle but 4 weeks is better, leaving the beer a while before you bottle does it no harm what so ever, it give the sediment time to settle out of the beer before bottling.
i never use finings if its going in the bottle only for kegging

 

[keith1664]

Your problem seems to be that you're not pouring all the beer out of the bottle in one go, might I suggest investing in a pint glass... or if your bottles are bigger than that then a jug which you can fit a whole bottle in. You can then top up your glass at leisure without disturbing the sediment.

 

[Chris]

Thanks for the replies so far :thumb: ,

bomberns127: I only have the 1 FV & no space for any more.

keith1664: I bottle in 1L PET bottles & don't have a glass that size :lol: . I should've perhaps mentioned that :mrgreen: .

 

[keith1664]

Then you need to find yourself a 1L jug and pour into that..... then either decant to a glass or drink from the jug, it's up to you! :

 

[LeicesterLad]

Hi Chris

In my opinion Id invest in a barrel from wilkos (see below link) rather than pet bottles. Alternatively save your beer bottles and buy a capper and caps.

In relation to fermentation, once the yeast is pitched and its active leave it a week then re rack into a sanitised FV leaving most of the trub behind, leave for another week then rack again into your new keg after priming with 80g of sugar disolved in approx 250g of hot water and allowed to cool. If bottling 1/2 tea spoon of sugar per bottle.

The best advise as hard as it is leave it alone untill its ready lol

http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/invt/0022554

http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/home-b...D5ckTwx4gGk9NGxRQ2HoBcTxJmxJa8Ar IS49VztZhg==

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[Muddy Funker]

Alternatively try a different yeast. I also use 1L pet bottles.

Maybe a yeast like S-04 which seems to pack down really tight, you'll always have sediment in the bottle but this yeast may minimise the problem you mention.

 

[Chris]

Thanks for all the tips guys :party: , that gives me something to think about before I start my next kit :thumb: .

 

[guyb]

Get yourself one of these like I've got from Ikea http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/80075317
£4.07

It has a Removable insert that withstands freezing; keeps drinks cold longer.

It easily takes a litre of beer as I've got litre PET's too in fact it's 2l - keeps it cold with the frozen insert.
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