Sediment Question

[SmartyJones]

Found this product while watching some guy use it on YouTube and wondered if anyone here has used it or if it would be worth it to get.

www.sedexbrewing.com

It seems like it would work very well just looking to get other opinions on it too, thanks!

 

[Golddiggie]

No thanks... A few negative marks on it...
1. Needs to use screw top bottles. The majority of what you'll find, or use now, are pop tops. Which means ALL those bottles you currently have won't be able to use it.
2. I seriously doubt it works even close to how well they put it.
3. You'll need to find a place to put your inverted bottles while they carbonate. IMO, too much of a PITA.

If you really want sediment free bottles of beer, carbonate in keg and then bottle from that. At least that way you can continue to use your existing bottles. Besides, who doesn't enjoy pulling a few pints from a tap at night.

 

[blaster_54738]

At about $114 (don't know if shipping is included or not) to get 45 of them (so you'll still be a few short to bottle 5gallons) no thanks. I'll deal with sediment at that price.

 

[Golddiggie]

At about $114 (don't know if shipping is included or not) to get 45 of them (so you'll still be a few short to bottle 5gallons) no thanks. I'll deal with sediment at that price.

[spit-take]

For the cost of two batches (5 gallon batches) you could easily get a kegging setup. Provided, of course, you have something to adapt to cool the kegs (older fridge, freezer, etc.)...

 

[SmartyJones]

Thanks for the input, yeah it's pricey another reason I was hoping for some feedback. Thanks again, you guys are great!

 

[Justintoxicated]

Aeems like it would have its place to me, but I'm a newb so what do I know... Maybe for that particular brew you want to share that takes way too long to condition. But yea that's pretty pricey.

 

[Pie_Man]

Was this an episode of Craigtube?

I personally don't mind an unfiltered beer, but there some processes I do to minimize the amount of sediment in my finished beer. First, try to keep the sediment out of the fermenter by filtering through a screen and whirlpooling. You can crash cool your beer and/or use a secondary fermentation. Avoid transferring sediment from the carboy to your bottling bucket. Also, kegging your beer helps since the sediment settles to the bottom of the keg and is usually sucked up when drawing the first pint or two, although the sediment then has to be cleaned from the keg, lines, and faucet, so it's best to leave as much of the sediment behind as possible.