Sediment at bottom of fermenter

reckoner · Nov 21, 2012

Right, so I just finished bottling batch #2 (Indian Pale Ale). Batch #1 has been bottled for a month and is starting to taste really good

All seems to have gone well with batch #2 - I left it for 3 week before bottling. However I noticed a lot of sediment at the bottom of the fermenter (photo attached).

Is this normal?

Thanks for any info

Yooper · Nov 21, 2012

That's great. It looks like a lot of spent yeast. That means it'll be in the fermenter, and not in the bottles, so you'll have less crud in the bottles. That's a good thing.

MyNameIsPaul · Nov 21, 2012

Trust the Yoop.

reckoner · Nov 21, 2012

Yooper said:
That's great. It looks like a lot of spent yeast. That means it'll be in the fermenter, and not in the bottles, so you'll have less crud in the bottles. That's a good thing.

Good to hear. The beer did look quite clear compared to my last brew.

But I assume there will be enough yeast in the bottles for proper carbonation?

Thanks again

Yooper · Nov 21, 2012

reckoner said:
Good to hear. The beer did look quite clear compared to my last brew.

But I assume there will be enough yeast in the bottles for proper carbonation?

Thanks again

Oh,yes. You have hundreds of billions of yeast still in suspension, so no worries about carbing!

Atonk · Nov 21, 2012

wow - nice and clean, too! it's beautiful.

reckoner · Nov 22, 2012

Thanks all :-D feeling good about it now! Can't wait to try it

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