Bottle Yeast

[KingRuddles]

This is my first posting here. Only recently started brewing, from kits and have had some pleasing results already.

I brewed a Nelsons Revenge at the back end of November bottling the batch. For carbonation I used Coopers carbonation drops, which worked well with a previous bottled stout. Beer has now cleared well and tastes good.

The Question I have is : Does anyone have any good techniques for not disturbing the yeast once the bottle is opened?

The beer is quite well carbonated, in fact I will reduce the level of sugar for carbonation the next time I brew an ale. The stout I brewed had a nice friendly yeast that clung to the bottle bottom. Unfortunately the Nelson's is not so solid and the carbonation on opening is lifting it from the bottom. Any idea's techniques for keeping it down would be welcome, if there are any!

BTW my handle King Ruddles is only in lament of the King of Beers 'Ruddles County' as brewed at the Langham Brewery many moons ago. Also to tribute to the Royal Oak at Duddington (just off the the A47) that back in the late 70's served the best pint of 'County' anywhere. Happy days!

Thanks for any advice really appreciated.

[gweahman]

You will find that the longer that you leave your beer in the bottle to condition (about 6 weeks is best..) the firmer that the yeast deposit becomes and is less prone to being disturbed with a steady pour. Also, over priming will cause the yeast to be disturbed when opening the bottle (as well as making your beer too gassy), so careful priming is essential.
On that note, i wouldn't bother using carbonation drops, stick to good old white sugar for priming, anything else is a waste of money and will make no difference to the taste due to the small ammont used. You should only use 1/2 tsp per 500ml bottle.

Hope this helps

[KingRuddles]

Thanks for the reply and advice. I would agree that the beer is probably overprimed on this occassion, but put it down to the learning curve! That said the best solution I have come up with is a quick steady pour into a jug in one motion. By doing that this evening and then puring into a beer glass, I did enjoy a nice clear and good tasting pint.