hambrook
Active Member
My Coopers English Bitter has been in the FV since Brew Day on 22 December, it's ready to be bottled. I am giving the glass bottles a 70 degree, no detergent blast in the dishashwer (they were already rinsed when I received them).
As I only have the one FV I am going to prime with Coopers Carbonation drops. General consensus is 1 per 500ml bottle.
1) The beer is constant 1005 gravity for 4 days and still cloudy. I read yesterday that some recommend string up the yeast residue at the base of the FV. Is this a good idea? The idea being that more yeast in the bottles aids carbonation. Any thoughts or best practices?
2) I bought some Star San yesterday, is it worth immersing the bottles for 1 minute, even though they will have been out of the dishasher for 10 mins prior to bottling
3) Should I soak the crown caps is star san prior to bottling?
4) Should I store the bottled brew in the warmth of a lounge ~20 degrees or a store room ~ 14 degrees?
5) Ale seems to get better with age, but whats the maxiumum / best before date?
As I only have the one FV I am going to prime with Coopers Carbonation drops. General consensus is 1 per 500ml bottle.
1) The beer is constant 1005 gravity for 4 days and still cloudy. I read yesterday that some recommend string up the yeast residue at the base of the FV. Is this a good idea? The idea being that more yeast in the bottles aids carbonation. Any thoughts or best practices?
2) I bought some Star San yesterday, is it worth immersing the bottles for 1 minute, even though they will have been out of the dishasher for 10 mins prior to bottling
3) Should I soak the crown caps is star san prior to bottling?
4) Should I store the bottled brew in the warmth of a lounge ~20 degrees or a store room ~ 14 degrees?
5) Ale seems to get better with age, but whats the maxiumum / best before date?