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Created on: 05/19/09 12:00 AM

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Brew Tips
05/19/09 1:00 PM


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RE: Brew Tips
01/29/10 8:54 PM


Actually, I have a problem and need some help. I've brewed three batches (all different varities) and still I have sediment in the bottom of my bottles. I even tried straining the last two batches with cheese cloth. What am I doing wrong?

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RE: Brew Tips
01/29/10 11:41 PM


If you siphoned you beer and kept the siphon from resting directly on the bottom of the bucket that would keep it from sucking up the sediment from the bottom,I actually liked to do a secondary fermentation to help clear the beer and that involves racking to a second bucket.The sediment if ok and not going to hurt you and most homebrew has some sediment on the bottom of the bottles unless you use a filter.Don't worry because it really isn't such a big problem.

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RE: Brew Tips
01/30/10 8:30 AM


I did keep the syphon off the bottom of the bucket and we strained with cheese cloth, but still the sediment. Does this filter really work or would it be similiar to using cheese cloth? The first batch I brewed was American Wheat and tasted pretty good. The second two were Light, because it was on sale. I have to admit, the Light is very hard to choke down and I love beer. What is a good flavor to buy? Thanks Steve, I really appreciate your help.

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RE: Brew Tips
01/30/10 11:17 AM


I love ales myself but it's all in preference,anyway back to your issue I think if the sediment really bothers you try siphoning from your fermenter bucket to another bucket and not to your bottling bucket and put the lid on and let it rest for a week or 2 and then siphon to you bottling bucket,that should cut back allot of sediment though there will still be some yeast that is in suspension and that is fine .The main thing is you will always get some amount of sediment in your bottles unless you get a filter system with a super fine filter to cut out the yeast,but remember you need the yeast in the bottles for conditioning and alcohol and building co2 so I wouldn't worry about it much as it wont hurt you and really just is a visual thing.

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RE: Brew Tips
02/01/10 10:19 AM


There will always be sediment in the bottle, because of bottle conditioning. The only way to avoid it is to filter your beer and to force carbonate it in a keg. Then you could use a counter pressure filler to fill the bottles like the big guys do. Also Wheat beers by definition are cloudy.

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