Sediment building up too soon?

[Scotty]

I've just put a kit on within the last 90 minutes and have notice a huge amount of sediment lying on the bottom. Is it normal for a kit to deposit so much sediment in such little time?

Cheers
Scotty

[delboy]

What about some more info, what kit was it, how did you make it up, did you use spraymalt (could just been undissolved spray malt).

[Scotty]

it is a Cathedral Lager kit (HBS own brand) and followed instructions exactly as I did with the last kit.

It is...

add contents and sugar to vessel
add 4 pints boiling water and stir until dissolved
make upto 5 gallon
at right temp, add yeast and mix

[delboy]

difficult to know without seeing it really, it might be that the yeast they have given you is actual lager yeast which is bottom fermenting rather than the last one you did which would have been a top fermenting ale yeast. The sediment might just be your yeast?

Perhaps someone else well have a better explaination.

[oxford brewer]

I dont imagine that its sediment.As the brew has only been going for a few hours then I would sanitise your mixing spoon and give it a damn good stir just to make sure its not sugar which has not dissolved properly.You wont do any harm to stir it now and it will give the wort some extra aeration which will help the yeast at this stage.

[Scotty]

good stuff!

I've noticed that the majority of the yeast is at the bottom-end of the barrel and is sinking. I'll give it a stir anyway as nothing is happening and I'll try and grab some before and after pics too!

Ta
Scotty

[Scotty]

Here are the before and after pictures of the sediment (before stirring at bottom)

[oblivious]

Could be break material?

[Scotty]

Could be break material?

without wanting to sound like an idiot, what do you mean? Is it an excess of a certain ingredient?

I've noticed absoloutly nothing floating on the top at all.

[Scotty]

there is a little bit of activity happening but nothing major. Would it be worth re-pitching?

[oxford brewer]

It shouldnt be break material as its a kit brew.It looks like the yeast is just sat at the bottom not working.It could be worth repitching.What other yeast do you have to hand?

[Scotty]

I only have a yeast from a Geordie Yorkshire bitter kit.

However when I retuned home from work tonight, the sediment has reduced and fermentation has started. I've checked the SG and it has dropped from an original 1.054 to 1.044 in 24hrs.

I suspect this to be ok?

[delboy]

Looks like it was just the yeast then hope it all works out for you.

[oxford brewer]

I looks like the yeast took a while to get going!Glad its now working for you

[Scotty]

thanks for the advice chaps!!