Heracles Almelo Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Hello, i'm Jordy Lucassen from the netherlands and i'm new to this community and new to the home brewing,. I just started with my first Coopers Canadian Blonde DIY Beer, and i'm having some troubles, i hope you guys can reassure me a little bit. After the hole proces of making the beer i've bottled it at an SG of 1006 (2 days). The beer still looked a bit cloudy (see pictures), but this would dissolve in the bottle they said. 5 days later I notice that there is a white deposit at the bottom of the bottle, which comes loose when mixed (see video, and don't mind the mess in the background ). - Is this normal, and what is it? is it Yeast? - Should I mix the bottles occasionally or should I leave them alone? - Would it dissolve in a couple of weeks? Hopefully you have some answers to my questions, if you have questions for me, I will gladly answer them for you. Thnxs already Greetz Jordy from the Netherlands IMG_1428.MOV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 You're not familiar with bottle conditioned beers are you? It's yeast, perfectly normal for it to be there. It will compact further in time, also being in the fridge for a few days helps too, but obviously wait until carbonation has happened before putting any in the fridge. Personally I didn't like it in my beer so when I poured it into a glass, I was as careful as possible not to disturb the sediment. Others roll the bottles or swirl it up all through the beer before pouring into a glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Welcome to the forum. The White deposit in the bottles is yeast and we refer to it as sediment. It is perfectly normal and expected. It is similar to fermentation in the fermenter where there is trub at the bottom only this time fermentation occurred in the bottle in order to carbonate the beer. Just leave it and don’t stir it up. Unfortunately it won’t dissolve so when pouring into a glass just leave the last muddy behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Pirate Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Hi Jordy, and welcome. You can't completely avoid bottle sediment if natural conditioning . Even the best commercial examples have a light film of yeast in the bottles if they're bottle conditioned . You can minimise it by allowing your beer to sit a little longer and reducing the temperature to 2-4°C before bottling. Other methods are to use a fining agent like gelatin to force the beer clear or to use a yeast with higher flocculation that will clump together naturally. As mentioned above, once bottles are fully carbonated then stand upright in fridge for at least a few days and carefully pour to glass before drinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heracles Almelo Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 Thank you all for the reactions. @Otto Von Blotto NO i’m not familiar with bottle conditioned beers yet, still learning . I will wait patiently for a couple of weeks, and post a picture when i pour my first beer . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeastyBoy Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Good work on your first brew. That two weeks seems to go slowly...….. All good advice above, keep your bottles around room temp (21c) & may your bottles be full of bubbles shortly. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Start your next beer now; don't wait until you are almost out of beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchBastard Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Hi Jordy, in Australia when you order a coopers stubbie at a pub, it’s customary for the bar tender to roll it along the bar before opening it to stir all that good stuff up. If they don’t do this it’s considered sacrelige. Embrace the sediment, it’ll put hairs on ya bum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 28 minutes ago, MitchBastard said: Embrace the sediment, it’ll put hairs on ya bum. Yep, I need more of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeastyBoy Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 51 minutes ago, MitchBastard said: Hi Jordy, in Australia it’ll put hairs on ya bum. Bartender, make mine a Coopers NOW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 53 minutes ago, MitchBastard said: Embrace the sediment, it’ll put hairs on ya bum. If that's the case, Otto Von Blotto's must look the same as the day he was born! Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Lol. Yep not a fan of the sediment. Don't really like my beer looking like dirty dish water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heracles Almelo Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 7 hours ago, Hairy said: Start your next beer now; don't wait until you are almost out of beer. Haha, let us first wait for this brew to go well, before I put a stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heracles Almelo Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 4 hours ago, MitchBastard said: Hi Jordy, in Australia when you order a coopers stubbie at a pub, it’s customary for the bar tender to roll it along the bar before opening it to stir all that good stuff up. If they don’t do this it’s considered sacrelige. Embrace the sediment, it’ll put hairs on ya bum. Thnxs for the tip, I wil try both and pass on my findings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 19 minutes ago, Jordy Lucassen said: Embrace the sediment, it’ll put hairs on ya bum Not sure about hairs, but it does have other effects on ya bum (Toot!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Shamus O'Sean said: Not sure about hairs, but it does have other effects on ya bum (Toot!) And that's the other reason I don't want to drink it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heracles Almelo Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said: Not sure about hairs, but it does have other effects on ya bum (Toot!) In that case I will definitely mix the bottle.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_G Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 On 2/21/2019 at 7:56 PM, Otto Von Blotto said: Lol. Yep not a fan of the sediment. Don't really like my beer looking like dirty dish water. I'm with you on this ... I like my beers so that the only thing I see in it are bubbles ... I fine and cold crash to get as much clarity as possible ... I find that fining helps sediment set hard in the vat and bottle ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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