New User - First time Wherry Kit

[Hoppkins]

If you want to bottle but cut down on sediment i would advise you get another fermentation bin.

Once primary has ceased transfer to the next bin for a few days. This will filter out a lot of the sediment. Once most has dropped out the second (a week maybe?) bottle then.

This should give a nice clear ale. If you use safale 04 it usually makes any bottled sediment stick to the bottom of the bottle like glue anyway.

[fivetide]

I didn't add finings to my Wherry in the end, and if you can be patient and wait it ultimately drops crystal clear (and that was with dry-hopping too).

Although I didn't manage it, try and wait one week in warm 'secondary' and at least four clearing in the cool. I've only got a handful of pints left now and they are by far the best, I just didn't have the patience to wait before getting stuck in, as it was pretty good after three weeks.

The Wherry sticking fermentation thing is worrying, as you'll read all over the place, not least a lot of whingeing by myself, but the resulting beer is really very nice indeed and worth the wait.

[sparky Paul]

Normally finings are added to the barrel at the time of racking, they generally aren't required unless you plan on drinking the beer asap. Homebrew finings are of varying quality, mostly they are poor.

I'm currently doing a kit which came with a silver foil sachet of finings, a Brewmaker 3Kg ESB with some Goldings added. I've not used finings since I started brewing again, I normally just let the beer do its own thing and drop bright naturally.

Should I bother adding the finings that came with the kit, or just chuck them in the bin?

[Hoppkins]

Same, i used to always use finings. Now i don't bother. If a beer is REALLY cloudy at kegging i might add some isinglass.

Now i try to be patient and let it clear

[chopperswookie]

i had no problems with my wherry. however i did leave it for six weeks.

[Garth]

i had no problems with my wherry. however i did leave it for six weeks.

you must have the patience of a saint, not many folk can do that

[sparky Paul]

Should I bother adding the finings that came with the kit, or just chuck them in the bin?

Bin

Will do.

My Wherry dropped really bright, but I find it's not difficult to disturb the sediment in the bottle - but I guess that's the Munton's yeast for you. I find that Safale works well when bottling, minimal yeast is carried over into the bottles, and it adheres well to the bottom.

[Chris The Fish]

my wherry went into my keg, and after 3 weeks it gave a perfect clear pint, even after having to repitch with nottingham yeast to get it from 1018 to 1014.




unfortunately the last pint!

(its very nice and was well worth the kerfuffle)

[chopperswookie]

GARTH - i heard the horror stories on the forum so it was safety first and ultimate patience with my first wherry. i think i left it in primary for 13 days!!!