sediment

[carl5718]

i have done a wherry brew put it in bottles but there is lots of sediment and C02 so every time i open a bottle the bubbles lift the sediment again what can i do or is it a case of just leaving it longer and the sediment will go harder. they have been bottled bout 4 weeks

[MightyMouth]

You can chill the beer more so the co2 doesn't disturb the sediment as much but it sounds as if maybe you added too much priming sugar.

[carl5718]

maybe and i am thinking that i did not leave it to ferment enough anything i can do with it

[MightyMouth]

other than cooling them down more than normal, so they don't fizz as much, there is not much you can do. I suppose you may be able to chill them all down to about 2c and open them to let some of the co2 escape then recap them and let them settle again. As long as they are cold before you open them they will retain some of the fizz and when you warm them up to the normal drinking temp you will get some pressure back in the bottle. You really don't need much carbonation for an ale.

[EoinMag]

Could also be too much yeast in the bottles, do they gush beer out the top or just lift yeast?

[mickhew]

How much priming sugar did you use mate ?

[carl5718]

i used about half a teaspoon of sugar per bottle beer does not spurt out just has a head rise all the way up and keeps on bubbling for hours.