tire38 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Hello, I am completely green at this and I just bottled my first Cooper's DIY kit. (Mexican Cerveza) There was a light colored sludge in the bottom of the fermenter that I am a little concerned with. It has been bottled for 5 days now and the beer looks OK but when I turn a bottle upside down I can see a little residue float down. Normal or do I have a problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaffeinatedSentryGnome Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 don't worry mate that's completely normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oor Wullie Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I'm new to this too. Don't worry pal, it will sort itself out. Sediment will occur in bottles but personally I like the yeast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tire38 Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 Thanks guys, I'm feeling better about this now, I was hoping I didn't waste my time on my first kick at the cat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farls Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 When brewing there is always that sludge at the bottom of the fermenter, it's called trub and is basically a sediment of yeast and other broken down parts of your brew ingredients. The trub can differ with different brews/ingredients. And when you bottle your home brew some of course gets in the bottle, especially the last few bottles. I don't mind the cloudy appearance of homebrew so I don't cold crash, and I don't mind the taste of the last few bottles that have more sediment than usual. But I tip the last few litres as it is too sludgey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Pirate Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 There will always be a little white sludge in the bottles too , even if you use finings and cold crash before bottling . because we need the yeast to fart a bit more bubbles into the beer we give them priming sugar , it's called a bottle conditioned beer and it's the natural way of doing it . when it comes time to drink them first leave them upright in the fridge for a few days to get the yeast to drop to bottom of the bottle , pour carefully into a chilled clean glass leaving the yeast behind. Voila ! Crystal clear home crafted beer ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctaylor Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 There will always be a little white sludge in the bottles too ' date=' even if you use finings and cold crash before bottling .because we need the yeast to fart a bit more bubbles into the beer we give them priming sugar , it's called a bottle conditioned beer and it's the natural way of doing it . when it comes time to drink them first leave them upright in the fridge for a few days to get the yeast to drop to bottom of the bottle , pour carefully into a chilled clean glass leaving the yeast behind. Voila ! Crystal clear home crafted beer ![/quote'] Don't worry about the trub make stout you cant see it anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Yeast in suspension can affect the flavour though... I prefer leaving it in the bottles too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix76 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Yeah Otto, hear what your saying, but for example, in a Pale Ale, I like that traditional cloudy, yeasty appearance. So a lot comes down to personal preference. Some years back I spent a couple of weeks at Innaminka, and they had Coopers Pale Ale on tap. Mate it was cloudy, it was cold and it tasted brilliant. As I said, personal taste, but that is what the genuine PA is like, or so I believe. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 It is personal preference yeah. Aside from the appearance I do find that the beer tastes different if all the yeast is in suspension than when it's not. It's not a huge difference by any means, but it is there. I just prefer it without it, and it's probably a good thing because with kegs I don't have any choice once it all settles out in the bottom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quokka Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Personally, I don't like the taste of mosts of the yeasts we use for homebrew - the exception being when cultured from Coopers bottles, and even then it doesn't taste the same as the original to me. I usually decant into a glass jug, though I am now moving to kegging. I started with a Beer Machine (I know, but it actually works just fine although it is more like two weeks before it is drinkable,) and am about to put my first beer into a corny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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