Reducing Yeast Collection at the Bottom of the Glass

[Thundercougarfalconbird]

So, lets just say I'm trying to please my father who has a grudge towards the "crud" at the bottom of the glass when it comes to homebrews. If I'm kegging my beer, what is the best way to reduce the sediment to a minimum?

 

[Dougan]

For me, kegging itself solves the problem. I rack to my keg, put it in the kegerator, let it sit for a couple weeks, and then draw a glass and then dump that glass. Since the keg draws from the bottom, that first draw will suck out the sediment and you'll be left with a clear beer. Is your experience different?

 

[Thundercougarfalconbird]

Well, thats kinda what I'm thinking. I have zero experience. Just ordered my gear and was getting excited. But then my father mentioned how he doesn't like the sediment. This concerned me because I'm brewing mostly for college age taste-buds and would hate to see folks shy away from it because of something like that.

 

[bloh4126]

For me, kegging itself solves the problem. I rack to my keg, put it in the kegerator, let it sit for a couple weeks, and then draw a glass and then dump that glass. Since the keg draws from the bottom, that first draw will suck out the sediment and you'll be left with a clear beer. Is your experience different?

+1 on that

 

[RM-MN]

Leave your beer in the primary longer to let more of the yeast settle there. Use care when transferring to the keg and there won't be much sediment to get rid of.

 

[WrongCoastBrewery]

So, lets just say I'm trying to please my father who has a grudge towards the "crud" at the bottom of the glass when it comes to homebrews. If I'm kegging my beer, what is the best way to reduce the sediment to a minimum?

+1 to everything said so far about kegging. Here is another good tip too. When you keg, force carb it at 36-40F. This will do two things. One is obviously will cold crash any sediment left over, thus clearer beer. The other is that you would only need about 10-11psi of CO2 pressure over a 2-3 weeks to carb it. Hence, less CO2 used.

 

[Dougan]

Well, thats kinda what I'm thinking. I have zero experience. Just ordered my gear and was getting excited. But then my father mentioned how he doesn't like the sediment. This concerned me because I'm brewing mostly for college age taste-buds and would hate to see folks shy away from it because of something like that.

Got ya. If you are kegging you shouldn't have sediment problems.