Hey everyone,
I know about the importance of the pour when it comes to home brew that was bottle conditioned. I've always left that last 1/4" to 1/2" in the bottom of the bottle to avoid pouring the yeast int the glass. But recently a friend of mine drank a beer right out of the bottle. I laughed and asked him how he felt afterwards and how it tasted fully expecting a horrible response. He just told me that it was a great beer and said he felt fine afterwards.
I was a bit confused, this went against everything I've read or been told. But then today I started reading about some brewery beers that are bottle conditioned (one in particular is Moon Man by New Glarus). How does one bottle condition without leaving yeast in the bottom? The Moon Man sure tasted fine and didn't leave me feeling gassy or ill. And as far as my own home brew...well, maybe I made a lucky mistake. Although I will say that I took a sip from the bottom of one of my bottles and there was definitely yeast in there. Maybe mixed with the rest of the bottle it wouldn't have tasted so apparent...who knows?
I guess what I'm asking is...how do the pros bottle condition in such a way that you can drink right from the bottle and drink all of it at that?
I know about the importance of the pour when it comes to home brew that was bottle conditioned. I've always left that last 1/4" to 1/2" in the bottom of the bottle to avoid pouring the yeast int the glass. But recently a friend of mine drank a beer right out of the bottle. I laughed and asked him how he felt afterwards and how it tasted fully expecting a horrible response. He just told me that it was a great beer and said he felt fine afterwards.
I was a bit confused, this went against everything I've read or been told. But then today I started reading about some brewery beers that are bottle conditioned (one in particular is Moon Man by New Glarus). How does one bottle condition without leaving yeast in the bottom? The Moon Man sure tasted fine and didn't leave me feeling gassy or ill. And as far as my own home brew...well, maybe I made a lucky mistake. Although I will say that I took a sip from the bottom of one of my bottles and there was definitely yeast in there. Maybe mixed with the rest of the bottle it wouldn't have tasted so apparent...who knows?
I guess what I'm asking is...how do the pros bottle condition in such a way that you can drink right from the bottle and drink all of it at that?