I have done about 8 Brewers best kits, all of different types.
Most of them have been pretty good and the yeast has settled tightly on the bottom of the bottle.
But on two of the 8 kits (american red ale and american microbrew style IPA) the yeast doesnt seem to want to completetly settle to the bottom of the bottle.
I even let a couple of the bottles of the red ale sit for 4 months and sure enough, even with my careful attempt at pouring, I still get quite a bit of chunks in my glass. The other kits Ive used as well as my friends who start from scratch, I can almost hold the beer upside down and not get any excessive yeast floating in my glass.
The red ale bottles looked packed but came off the bottom real easy. The IPA I have now which has been in bottles for almost a month, you can see the yeastfloating about 1 inch from the bottom. I poured one last night from a .5 liter Urdinger bottle and I had to leave about an inch in the bottle or else I would have all the yeast in my glass. That seems a waste.
Any one know if there is some kind of common goof that would make one batch yeast not want to settle tightly? Is it yeast specific? Any tricks to tighten up the yeast pellet?
thanks for any help
jim
p.s. No I dont like drinking the yeast if I can help it. In case people try to say it doesnt effect taste and is good for you.
Most of them have been pretty good and the yeast has settled tightly on the bottom of the bottle.
But on two of the 8 kits (american red ale and american microbrew style IPA) the yeast doesnt seem to want to completetly settle to the bottom of the bottle.
I even let a couple of the bottles of the red ale sit for 4 months and sure enough, even with my careful attempt at pouring, I still get quite a bit of chunks in my glass. The other kits Ive used as well as my friends who start from scratch, I can almost hold the beer upside down and not get any excessive yeast floating in my glass.
The red ale bottles looked packed but came off the bottom real easy. The IPA I have now which has been in bottles for almost a month, you can see the yeastfloating about 1 inch from the bottom. I poured one last night from a .5 liter Urdinger bottle and I had to leave about an inch in the bottle or else I would have all the yeast in my glass. That seems a waste.
Any one know if there is some kind of common goof that would make one batch yeast not want to settle tightly? Is it yeast specific? Any tricks to tighten up the yeast pellet?
thanks for any help
jim
p.s. No I dont like drinking the yeast if I can help it. In case people try to say it doesnt effect taste and is good for you.