Bottle conditioning - is yeast layer on top 'normal'?

[Manx Guy]

Hi all,

I've had my first AG in bottle just over 2 weeks and the first sample I had last week tasted great but lacked any carbonation.

I moved it back to a warmer room (20C) from my 'cellar' 12-15C to enable it to reach condition and carbonate correctly.

I checked on the bottles to see if any further sediment had appeared ( thinking it would be a indication that the priming sugars had been used by the yeasties)

On checking the bottom of the bottle for yeast sediment I noticed a little bit of yeast around the neck of the bottle on the line of the top of the beer.

I checked more bottles - all the ones I checked also have it!

The beer isnt quite clear, so maybe its nothing...

However I recall that a line around the top of a bottled conditioned beer can mean an infection....

Your comments suggestions please gentlemen....

NB: I followed my usual bottle cleaning and sanitation regime for this bottling batch.

I'm a bit precious of this, my forst AG batch...


Thanks in advance.

Guy

[raiderman]

I bottle and my sterilising regime is laisse fairre to say the least and I rarely get infections. When I've had infection in the bottle as well as a ring around the edge I've noticed a film on the surface too. The other possibility is a slight re-ferment in the bottles leaving a deposit on the sides. I suppose its wait and see how it turns out and hope it isn't infection.

[Manx Guy]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply...

I've only had one bottle infection before and that didnt affect all the bottles - It was last summer and I suspected a wild yeast as it made the affected bottles 'gush'

It didnt affect the flavour too much.. infact they had a slight 'woody' note which wasn't unpleasant... But it was only the obviously infected bottles that had this 'flavour'..

Lets hope for the best then!



Guy

[HighHops]

Hey Guy - I've only seen this when I've primed with spray malt.

[Gricey]

I had it on a baker's couple of my hefeweisen, made with WLP300 which just loves getting everywhere. As long as it doesn't end up in your pint........

[Manx Guy]

Cool, I couldn't resist trying another bottle...

Carbonation is better and no off tastes or smells...

Looks like the yeast (Nottingham) is still doing its thing though as the beer hasn't yet cleared and the sediment is still pretty much liquid. On Friday I'll move the bottles back to the cellar for a week or two more of conditioning in the cooler enviroment there.

Then more Quality control...


Cheers!

Guy

[Deebee]

i have had this with a few top working yeats.

once carbonation is ok ( i always fill a plastic bottle to check) then i move to cold storage and the yeast tends to drop out anyway.

you'll be ok.