Can yeast settle out "completely"?

Is it possible to have yeast settle out of a secondary so much so that there is not sufficient yeast for carbonating? I have an English Ale that had a good 2.4 trub in the secondary after 3 days and another 1/4 inch of trub in the secondary after 7 days before I "carefully" racked the beer into a bottling tub. By carefully I mean I tried very hard not to suck any "goo" off the bottom into the tertiary for bottling. I used slightly more tha 1/2 a cup of CS and have the bottles sitting in 64 degrees for 8 days now and no sign of carbonation.

Is it possible that the (English Ale Dry packet) yeast is....gone?

It would be a shame.

The beer is a beautiful amber and despite no bubbles, has a nice bitters flavor to it.

Kalvin

Warm those bottles up a bit.

around 70 degrees is best and it can take up to 3 weeks to fully carb

3 + 7 + 8 DAYS! Put it in a warm place for four weeks.

david_42 said:

3 + 7 + 8 DAYS! Put it in a warm place for four weeks.

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Is that that fuzzy math I keep hearing about? :cross:

NO way. There's still millions of yeast in suspension. Warm em up and agitate them a little. It'll go eventually.

Yeah, the cooler the temp, the longer it will take to carbonate. My first few batches were around 74ºF and carbonated in a week, although they didn't taste that great yet. Now that it's winter they're sitting the mid 60s and taking a couple weeks at least. Patience, always with the patience.

Thanks a ton. I haven't brewed in years and now that I'm back at it (as of 4 weeks ago) I'm up to brewing my fourth batch tonight.

Maybe it's being couped up in this winter weather along with my adult onset of ADHD that has me restlessly looking to my next batch each weekend. If drinking the stuff is half the fun that brewing it is...I'm in for an awesome spring.

Biermann said:

NO way. There's still millions of yeast in suspension. Warm em up and agitate them a little. It'll go eventually.

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Should I agitate the secondary just a little before racking to the bottling tub? My stout, although black as oil, looks very "clean" with just about 1/8th inch of sediment on the bottom.

KalvinEddie said:

Should I agitate the secondary just a little before racking to the bottling tub? My stout, although black as oil, looks very "clean" with just about 1/8th inch of sediment on the bottom.

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Wouldn't hurt. With highly flocculent strains, I will do this prior to bottling.