leighroyuk

Recipes 

Ok, This may be a stupid question but this is my first batch. When i pour my beer into a glass it is fine upto the last part when it then becomes cloudy. is that because the second fermention happened in the bottle and there is a bit of sediment in the bottle ?? If so is this safe to drink?


Thanks


Leigh

anthrobe

Recipes 

I would think that you just siphoned over some sediment from the primary to the bottling bucket and did not give your beer adequate time to clear. This is quite normal for your first brew. No, it will not hurt you. There is actually some good vitamins in there for ya

__________________
On Deck -
Primary1 -Hop Knot 10/04/07
Primary2 -
Secondary1 -
Secondary2 -
On Tap
Tap1 - Kelly's Rasberry Cream Ale 7/11/07
Tap2 - Black Stap Porter (8/25/07)
Tap3 - Hefeweizen 7/05/07
Waiting for tap\Conditioning
Keg1 -
Keg2 -
Keg3 -
Bottles
-
-

---------------------------------------------------

Caplan

Recipes 

If you primed your beer with a little sugar before bottling (for carbonation) then it will throw a slight sediment. If you like your beer clear then pour it all straight into a glass leaving a little bit behind to avoid the dead yeast cells.

david_42

Recipes 

It's just dead yeast and perfectly safe. Stop pouring when you see it, because it will change the taste a bit.

__________________
Remember one unassailable statistic, as explained by the late, great George Carlin: "Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider!"

homebrewer_99

Recipes 

If you want a clear beer you need to pour it into the glass as normal, but when you get to the end you need to slow down and not pour the yeast into the glass.

__________________
HB Bill

Radarbrew

Recipes 

It's a combo of 2 things, I think. A bit of stuff from your secondary, or some sugar sediment if you bottle primed. Either way, drink it down. It's OK for you, and helps your digestion. If you are pouring to impress without the sediment, follow the above. AND remember, to rinse that bottle, as it's a pain to clean it after the sediment dries up in there.

__________________
No, I like snow, it's the shoveling it I could do without....

leighroyuk

Recipes 

hi,

thanks for the replies they have helped me alot. Got a couple of questions. Is there any way of getting round this for example doing the secondary fermention in something else then bottling it? The second question is how would i make the bitter have a head that stays for a bit as it is well carbonationed and it does produce a head but it dissapers quickly.


Thanks

Leigh

Sasquatch

Recipes 

Leigh, there are heading agents, which help to retain bubbles, which you can add to your beer. Lots of us homebrewers avoid those sorts of things because many of us enjoy the fact that our beer is just malt, hops, and yeast and water.

You can bump up the priming sugar a little bit if you want a bit more head.

If you don't want any sediment, then you'll have to force-carbonate with CO2 injection. You can do it with a keg, or presumably with some $140000 piece of equipment, just like Budweiser. Or you can learn to live with a tiny bit of sediment in your bottle, and not pour out that last 1/10th of the beer.

__________________
Primary: Lager

Secondary: Sangiovese, Honey Nut Brown, some Pilsner/ale kinda thing that just won't quit...

Bottled:
Tar Sands Porter, Special Dark Bitter,Oaky Red ale, Hammer & Tongs Black Ale, Black Draught, Cooper's Bitter, Baron's Pilsner
Super Saazy Saaz Pilsner Saaz (It's a little green, yet)

homebrewer_99

Recipes 

One of the methods (tricks) I use is to brew 5.5 gals instead of 5.

This way when I rack I DO NOT try to get the last drop out of the fermenters.

Leave as much trub behind as you can in the primary and secondary and your brews will be more clear.

__________________
HB Bill

El Pistolero

Recipes 

You can prime with DME instead of corn sugar...that will help produce a creamier head. Also, a touch of wheat extract in the boil will help too.

__________________
[/I] Up Next - Hobgoblin
After That - Czech Pilsner
Primary - Humboldt Hop Rod (4/24)
Primary - NOT Wheat AG SNCA (5/5)
Secondary -
Conditioning - SNCA Clone (3/3),