Conditioning question

Coppernicus · Post by **Coppernicus** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:56 pm

My first brew is currently conditioning, and whilst I understand the chemistry of a solution and the fact that sediment will be created as a solution settles... what exactly is the white sediment in the bottom of my bottles?

arturobandini · Post by **arturobandini** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:01 pm

Yeast

floydmeddler · Post by **floydmeddler** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:04 pm

A very mini version of all the crap that you found at the bottom of your fermenter when the brew was over.

Coppernicus · Post by **Coppernicus** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:24 pm

Ok cool, I can live with that

So I guess in future the idea would be to use finings before I bottle so that I eliminate as much of the "crap" as possible. The question is though, at what stage would I do this? Once the fermentation has completed add the finings to the FV? Or, rack off into my adapted bottling FV and add the finings to that?

I can't wait any longer to sample my first brew... the secondary fermentation should be complete and I know I should wait for another couple of weeks, but tonight is the night when I knock the top off a cold one

Fingers crossed for a clean, crisp taste!

arturobandini · Post by **arturobandini** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:35 pm

If you add finings you will strip the yeast from your brew. Not a good idea as you need that yeast to carbonate your delicious beverage. The homebrewer must have yeast sediment in his bottle as it's the unfortunate side affect of bottle conditioned carbonation. If you used finings and stripped the yeast from your beer you would then have to artificially add the carbonation in order to get some sparkle.

A lot of homebrewers use Cornelius kegs to rack their bright and yeast free beer into then add co2 to those by way of a cylinder. Once the co2 is dissolved into the beer it can then be bottled from the cornelius keg or served direct from it via a tap attachment. There are links on this forum on both those methods. Most people who bottle are just careful to avoid pouring the sedimented yeast into their glass when drinking.

WishboneBrewery · Post by **WishboneBrewery** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:56 pm

arturobandini wrote:Yeast

Yeast Poo!

floydmeddler · Post by **floydmeddler** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:03 pm

Coppernicus wrote:Ok cool, I can live with that

So I guess in future the idea would be to use finings before I bottle so that I eliminate as much of the "crap" as possible. The question is though, at what stage would I do this? Once the fermentation has completed add the finings to the FV? Or, rack off into my adapted bottling FV and add the finings to that?

I can't wait any longer to sample my first brew... the secondary fermentation should be complete and I know I should wait for another couple of weeks, but tonight is the night when I knock the top off a cold one Fingers crossed for a clean, crisp taste!

It only needs 2 weeks in the bottle. Let us know how it tastes. A photo of your pint is pretty customary here too!

arturobandini · Post by **arturobandini** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:30 pm

pdtnc wrote:Yeast Poo!

Yes. Yes they do...

Coppernicus · Post by **Coppernicus** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:12 pm

Yeast poo, or no yeast poo... that is the question?

I think for the time being I'll be happy just to minimise the amount of poo in my beer

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