Not sure if it's worked

[pacman69]

Hi,

Very new to this, I have bought Woodfordes Norfolk Wherry and a King Keg starter kit, two weeks ago I sterilised everything and mixed it all up, was all looking good, the guy in the shop said I can drink it straight from the keg after two weeks, tapped some off but it is still quite cloudy but smell sand tastes ok is this how it's supposed to be????

Is it better to bottle it up after a week like the instructions say?

The instructions also mention 1/2 a teaspoon of sugar per pint if bottling, what about from the keg??

Cheers for the help, the guy in the shop says one thing and the instructions say another

Thanks

[PureGuiness]

The ingredients should ferment in a fermentation bucket for 5-6 days first (until it's reached the target FG and stayed at a constant reading for 3 days). Once this is achieved it should be transferred to a barrel (or bottles) primed with sugar and kept in the warm for a further 2-5 days for secondary fermentation and then moved to the cooler temperature for a minimum of 14 days (although the beer is still green at this stage and will improve if left to condition for a further 2-4 weeks on top of this).

[chuke]

I started with this kit. It has been about 6 weeks since i started it and mine is still cloudy.
I fermented for 5 days @ 22oC. Then transfered to barrel with 80grms of white sugar. Left it to condition for 3days at 22oC. i then transfered this to the loft where it hasn't got above 13oC for 4 weeks testing a bit every week. It tastes and smells great but it hasn't cleared. I still dont know why. Might try beer finnings next time.

[rollin danny]

did you check the final gravity ? Its important with these kits.Five days dosn,t seem long to me .Mine took 15 days to get to 1.018 but was clear as a bell after two weeks in the bottle.

[pacman69]

The instructions read

Clean and sterilise

Follow instructions 1 and 2 on the beer kit but make your beer in the barrel not a fermenter (1&2 on woodfordes are cleaning and mixing but not yeast)

Once the beer is made add the yeast only at this stage fit the float system to the barrel tap

Fit the cap to the barrell make sure you rbarrel cap is tightly fitted

Leave for 14 days in a warm place between 18-20c if the temp is 16-18 it will take longer before your beer is ready

After 14 days your beer is reasy to drink


So what have I done wrong?

[pacman69]

did you check the final gravity ? Its important with these kits.Five days dosn,t seem long to me .Mine took 15 days to get to 1.018 but was clear as a bell after two weeks in the bottle.

Nope I assume you do this by drawing some of the beer off rather than opening the keg

[Operator]

You can brew like that, but the normal way is to use a fermenting vessel for the inital ferment then when the sg is stable for 3days or so (and hopefully down to 1014 or less) transfer it to a keg or bottles with extra sugar to prime. Keep it in the warm for 5 to 10 days to allow secondary ferment. Then move somewhere cooler for at least two weeks to clear (as stated previously 4 weeks or more is better.) any time you move it yeast sediment will rise and cloud the beer. If you brew in the keg there will be slot more sediment so it will be more likely to be cloudy. It would not worry about it, if it tastes good drink it then brew the next lot in a fv.

Have a look of the "kit brewing" guide at the top of the forum. It gives all the info you need. Most of all don't worry and enjoy yourself.

[chuke]

Yeah mine was down to 1014 after 3 days left it 2 more then kegged it.

[pacman69]

I've bought a hydrometer and some glass bottles from the supermarket to get this one out of the keg,

How would the shop owner expect the secondary fermantation process to happen if I just left it in the keg without sugar ???

[196osh]

On a side note, to this thread.

Are you a boxing fan Pacman?

[pacman69]

Not overly keen but I'll watch it whys that

[196osh]

Not overly keen but I'll watch it whys that

The Pacman user name. Its the ring nickname of the guy who is regarded as the best boxer in the world just now: Manny Pacquiao

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