Iowabeerguy
Active Member
I have a batch of Pumpkin Ale that I am going to enter in a local competition, but somehow they ended up with excess sediment. Any ideas on how to re-bottle them and remove the sediment?
How much sediment are we talking? I don't see how you would be able to rack off the sediment in bottles without significant work. You'd have to get a small hose, rack two bottles into one, reprime and carb, wait at least 3 weeks while they carb up again, and worry about oxidation the entire time.
I'm not even sure if they judge by sediment in the bottle, actually.
i was under the impression if you're going to competitions that you better have a clear bear with now sediment. might be time for a filtration system.
Homebrew generally has sediment- at least the beers that are bottle conditioned. Judges won't take away points for something that is expected.
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