Cloudy Beer

[Segal]

Hi I have a question about priming the bottles prior to use.
The problem I have is sometimes when I open a bottle I desturb the gunk at the bottem and the beer go's all cloudy.
Is the a way to fully desolve the sugar so there is NO sediment at the bottem of the bottle?
Also what should i use to prime, Regular brewing sugar? coopers carbonation drops? spray maly?


Any help would be grate

[trucker5774]

Allowing your beer to stand in a second (or primary) FV for a couple of weeks will help it clear. There will always be some sediment. The colder the beer is and the longer it has been in the bottle will help. A good flocculating yeast like SO4 will help further. There is little point priming with anything other than white sugar.

[Paddy Bubbles]

coopers carbonation drops?

Very handy to use. If you're using 500ml bottles, one carbonation drop will give you a light enough carbonation. 2 drops in a 500ml bottle might be a bit much depending on the style.

[boingy]

It's worth pointing out that the sediment is not undissolved sugar. It is yeast that has consumed the sugar, carbonated the beer then gone back to sleep, dropping out of suspension and forming that sediment layer.

Some yeast strains stick to the bottom better than others, but any bottle-conditioned beer is always going to have a bit of sediment, the trick is to learn how to pour it. Store the bottle upright, pour gently and smoothly, without glugging, and leave the last half inch in the bottle. The challenge is to leave as small a bit as possible!

[GrowlingDogBeer]

The trick is to pour it out of the bottle into a pewter / stone / wooden tankard. That way you won't notice the cloudiness.