I've got some Festival Razorback in the FV and it's moving along nicely. Been in the FV for 16 days and down to 1007, so not expecting much more fermentation. The extra hops went in about 5 days ago in a largish cloth hop bag (not the little one supplied in the kit).
When I take a sample (admittedly from a tap near the bottom) there's a lot of sediment in it. So much so, that if I leave the hydrometer in the glass jar for an hour or two, not only do I get a millimetre of sediment on the bottom of the jar, but I also get a reasonable deposit on the hydrometer itself - enough to give a false/different reading.
I've read about cold crashing and if I understand correctly it involves getting the temp quickly down for a couple of days and hopefully causing some of the sediment to drop out before bottling. Sorry to appear stupid, but does this drop in temp kill the yeast and therefore extra yeast is needed for the bottling and carbonisation?
This is by far the most sediment I've seen in any of the kits I've brewed.
Can anybody provide any tips on reducing the sediment amount before bottling please?
Thanks in advance,
Warren
When I take a sample (admittedly from a tap near the bottom) there's a lot of sediment in it. So much so, that if I leave the hydrometer in the glass jar for an hour or two, not only do I get a millimetre of sediment on the bottom of the jar, but I also get a reasonable deposit on the hydrometer itself - enough to give a false/different reading.
I've read about cold crashing and if I understand correctly it involves getting the temp quickly down for a couple of days and hopefully causing some of the sediment to drop out before bottling. Sorry to appear stupid, but does this drop in temp kill the yeast and therefore extra yeast is needed for the bottling and carbonisation?
This is by far the most sediment I've seen in any of the kits I've brewed.
Can anybody provide any tips on reducing the sediment amount before bottling please?
Thanks in advance,
Warren
