1st brew done

[gazza1]

Hi all
Just done my first ever brew which is Woodfords Wheery, 2 weeks in the FV and 3 weeks in the fridge.
Tried a little when I bottled up and it tasted ok but cloudy. I have just opened my first bottle and it tastes great and well pleased with taste.
Even though it has cleared a little It is still cloudy even after 3weeks in a cool fridge, how do I get it clear and have I done something wrong.
any ideas ??

Thanx Gazza

[Nitro Jim]

After the FV you should have warm conditioned before cold conditioning.

[BertB]

After you bottled, did you put them straight in the fridge or did you condition for a week at room temp?

Cloudy beer might also suggest you sucked up trub from the FV.

Did you bottle straight from the FV or did you rack to a secondary bucket for bottling?

[gazza1]

Hi, I transferred into a second barrel from the first FV with some sugar then bottled straight away
Left Bottles at room temp for a couple of days before transferring to the fridge
was this right ???

Thanx Gazza

[Nitro Jim]

I would have left the bottles at room temperature for two weeks and then conditioned them for at least two weeks at cooler temperature.

[BertB]

Hi, I transferred into a second barrel from the first FV with some sugar then bottled straight away
Left Bottles at room temp for a couple of days before transferring to the fridge
was this right ???

Thanx Gazza

All sounds good to me, did you get a good carbonation on the beers?


what I do.

I have a brew fridge, so once the ferment finishes I stick the fridge down to 4 degrees to chill the beer for a day or two (helps the settling).
Then syphon to a secondary with the priming sugar.
Bottle it
Then back in the fridge at 15 degrees for a week.

Once done I pop in in the cellar to sit for a couple of weeks before sampling a chilled bottle.

Need to handle the bottle with care when moving them, doesn't take much for the sediment to refloat!