Secondary fermentation

[Will sloan]

Hello fellow brew lovers, i have a question, i just made my first brew which is now bottled but I can still see the 2 sugary pills I put in ( 1 week ago) should I shake them a little to help mix ?) Any knowledge would be appreciated, thanks. Will

 

[flars]

Hello fellow brew lovers, i have a question, i just made my first brew which is now bottled but I can still see the 2 sugary pills I put in ( 1 week ago) should I shake them a little to help mix ?) Any knowledge would be appreciated, thanks. Will

The carbonation drops take a while to dissolve. CO2 production will begin when the yeast begins utilizing the dissolved sugar. Shaking the bottles may put the air in the head space of the bottle into solution shortening the shelf life of the beer by initiating a small amount of oxidation. Keep the bottles warm for another two weeks before chilling the first one for two days to have a taste. Higher OG beers take longer to condition because of the stress on the yeast. Three weeks for low OG beers after the sugar is in solution. Four to eight weeks for the higher OG beers.

 

[Will sloan]

Thanks Flars, that's great info you gave there, much appreciated. My next batch is going straight into a king keg (pressured ) for secondary I believe 1 bag of standard white sugar is all I need to add would you agree? Rgds Will

 

[flars]

Thanks Flars, that's great info you gave there, much appreciated. My next batch is going straight into a king keg (pressured ) for secondary I believe 1 bag of standard white sugar is all I need to add would you agree? Rgds Will

I don't keg but from some reading on our forum the amount of priming sugar used is one-half the amount used when bottling.

 

[nDub]

Welcome and good luck with the beer!

I force carb which doesn't take a lot of though.

 

[Brewdog333]

Corn sugar works great but keep the bottles at room temp for 3-4 weeks. I age all my beers 4 weeks minimum. 3.5 to 4 oz should do it unless there is a lot of wheat in the recipe. Then go to 5and3/4 oz for 5 gallon batches. Cheers!