First Brew Advice Please

[Verb77]

Hi all, My names Carl, newbie to the forum after plenty of advise.

I have recently started to make home brew beer. For my first attempt I have used the ones from a can where I add the yeast and sugar etc…

It’s been brewing for a few days now and I will be ready to bottle it shortly.

When this time comes what is the residue on top of the beer (Is this the yeast??) and what should I do with it when the bottling begins??

When I start the bottling is it okay to siphon the beer into another container before poring it into the bottles through a funnel?? (as I will be doing this alone)

And finally how much sediment should remain and is there any use for this?? And how do I achieve maximum brewing??

Thank You

 

[A T]

Hi Carl, welcome to the forum :thumb:
Yes that is yeast on top of your beer, it's generally a good idea to leave your beer for 10 days in the fermenter and the yeast will drop to the bottom, cleaning up after themselves along the way. You seem ok on you're bottling process :thumb: Finally, the only way to get brewing experience is to brew, although you can't read enough There's plenty of information on the site and we have brewers of all levels of experience to help each other out from time to time so don't be afraid to ask if you need to know something.

 

[Dunfie]

AT is spot on and you sound like you are on the right track.

If you plan to transfer off of the yeast to another container prior to bottling you might want to consider batch priming instead of adding sugar to each bottle. This will ensure that you get an even level of condition throughout you batch.

Simply take between 60g-80g for 5 gallon and add this to a half pint of water in a saucepan. Bring to the boil and simmer for a few minutes to sterilise the syrup. Add this to the bottom of your bottling container and then syphon your beer on top (trying not to agitate everything too much). Once you have this all mixed together you are good to go and bottle.

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[markp]

Welcome
To add to the excellent advice above, may I suggest a 'little bottler' attachment to fit to your second vessel. They are cheap as chips and will save you a lot time when bottling.....particularly if your really cack handed like me :lol:

Good luck with the brew.