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Is this meant to happen?!

Started by Hingo, April 18, 2014, 06:58:17 PM

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Hingo

I bottled my latest brew using honey as a primer- sterilizing it with boiling water in a pot for 5-10 mins, that was on Tuesday went to check the bottles today and there's a loada lumps floating around! This normal?


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LordEoin

when it's carbed up properly, throw it in the fridge and that should settle.

Chris

As Eoin said no problem it's just the yeast doing the funky chicken
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Will_D

Are you trying to brew an Irish flag?

Orange (Well maybe the camera lies and is a bit red shifted), Green, and White??
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Hingo

Cheers for the re-assurance lads, I popped a bottle in the fridge on Tuesday after being a week in the bottle(just as a tester) most of the stuff settled but it was still a bit 'snow globe'-ish, - if I moved the bottle at all it disturbed the yeast cake easily. That said I poured a pint out , left more than I would normally in the bottle and there's a decent brew in there so the sink will have to wait on another batch to be messed up. Found out at the beoir meetup last night it's most likely the yeast that was the culprit- used Windsor for the first time and it did the job taste wise but don't think I'll use it again until I get the keg goin.
As for the colors - just a green/brown bottle and some photo positioning against the sunlight.

LordEoin

Give the bottles a slap every now and then and it might help some more bits to drop out. gunk at the bottom will probably compact more with time :)

Eoin

Did you use any copper finings such as Irish moss or protofloc?

BrewBilly

I found Winsor yeast took ages to settle out and firm up in the bottom, I still had to pour carefully or I would get a couldy beer - I am not a fan of Winsor yeast as I like a good clearish beer.

Time will be your best friend to settle it out, a spell at a colder temp would aid you in helping to settle the yeast out.

Cheers
Andy
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