does the sediment in my bottles affect the taste at all ????

[alawlor66430]

ive seen the sediment catchers on craig tube but i think they might be a waste of money unless its going to ruin the overall taste at all but i dont know if it does or not :wha:

 

[RobWalker]

naw, it won't change the taste as long as you leave it to settle out and then pour it off it.

 

[BIGJIM72]

You will always get a bit of sediment-it's not a problem.The sediment catchers I believe are designed to be used with screw top bottles-so not much use in the UK.Racking into a 2nd FV when fermentation has stopped,allowing to stand & bottling from that can help reduce the amount of sediment.If you look for bottle conditioned ales in the supermarket they will have a certain amount of yeast residue.Just pour carefully & don't worry too much.

 

[alawlor66430]

That's braw cheers my pints always pour clear till about a quarter of the bottles left then it stirs up a bit but I'm to tight fisted to waste a quarter pint every time lol

 

[Baz Chaz]

With practice you'll get it down to a teaspoon or two :thumb:

 

[graysalchemy]

The key is to have bright beer before you bottle. Then you should onlyhavea dusting. The longer you leave them compacts the yeast down. Finally the type of yeast some compact better than others notty compacts well.

 

[alawlor66430]

quality lads cheers :clap:

 

[Springer]

As Grays said, just poored a couple of bottles with Nottingham yeast and only left a very small amount, next to none, in the bottle, it settles quite hard, a quick shake with a bit of water to clean the bottle after pouring is all that is need, .
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[alawlor66430]

what kind of yeast comes with the kits im buying is it not the best ??

 

[Springer]

Not sure what yeast comes with the Youngs kit, but follow Gray's advice first before using a different one. All I can tell is that the two bottles I poured with Nottingham yeast, were as stated and crysal clear, three weeks after brewing, did use finning, must admitt as I was out of stock
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[alawlor66430]

so if i was to go from say fv to keg once fermented then leave for another 2 weeks then go from keg to bottle would that cut it down, then like you say store for longer to allow time for compacting

 

[RobWalker]

overcomplicating a bit there pal. you can leave it in your primary FV and add finings, if your beer clears out within 2 weeks of the start date then just transfer to another vessel of any kind, stir in your priming sugar, and bottle it up. there's no need for a secondary, they're usually used to dry hop, secondary ferment on fruit, etc.

if you're kegging, just bung it in the keg. :)

+1 on better yeast, it varies which to use by what style of beer you have, but not only will they compact better but improve the overall flavour of your beer. it's good to keep a few yeasts back from your kits too for emergencies!