Carbonation & Sediment

[beers_great]

Hi,

can someone please give me some advise about the best procedure to carbonate by beer bottles with minimum sediment. I have been brewing for a good number of years now and I have long since worked out how to prime my beer prior to bottling so that I get a secondary fermintation in the bottles and thus carbonation. The resulting beer is usually good and carbonated, however I do get a lot of sediment.

What I would like is a carbonated bottle of beer with as little sediment as possible.

I dont use any clearing agents and I generally keep my beer in the secondary for a few weeks instead.

Im considering buying some swing top bottles and if I got to the expense of doing that I would like the beer to be presented at its best.

thanks.

[dave-o]

What fining/clearing procedures do you use?

[beers_great]

What fining/clearing procedures do you use?

I have always had poor results with fining. So for the last Year I havent bothered. I suppose I must have been applying it wrong as no one else appears to have a problem with it. I have also been a bit concerned that if I dont get the timing right with finings my bottles/barrels wont have enough active yeast to pressurise.

Fortunately the beer has always cleared quite well on its own after a few weeks. The heat this summer made it a little difficult, but on the whole time and cool temps have done the trick.

[dave-o]

Well the process in this thread is simple and works for me:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=29908

Never had a problem with beers carbonating nicely.

[beers_great]

Well the process in this thread is simple and works for me:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=29908

Never had a problem with beers carbonating nicely.

Thanks for that I will give it a go, but with reference to the sediment. Once you put the beer into the bottles, how much sediment do you generally get?

[dave-o]

A light dusting.

Not really enough to make the beer noticably cloudy, even if poured right to the bottom.

[beers_great]

A light dusting.

Not really enough to make the beer noticably cloudy, even if poured right to the bottom.

Dave, thanks for your help I will visit Tesco tonight.

[dave-o]

I'm sure any make of gelatin will do the job.

Just don't let it cool too much before you add it, otherwise it will turn into unflavoured, clear jelly - personal experience!