Priming question - odd size bottles.

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Boonie
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Mr_Booze wrote:
silmaril wrote:Surely bulk priming in the primary fermenter would stir up way too much sediment from the bottom?
I'm not up to racking yet, though the more I read on here, the more likely it is that I will eventually go that way. So I will probably get slated for this, but...

When I initially mix up the brew in the barrel, I try and get it to 22 and a half litres. Then, when it is bottling time, I dissove 190 grams of sugar into 500ml of boiling water and add it to the Primary (23 litres in total). I stir very gently and leave for half an hour before bottling.

I have only been brewing since Novemeber, but have had no problems so far....
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Yeah, one or two bits.... :wink:

I pour each bottle into a jug before drinking, carefully avoiding letting the sediment get in there. Reckon I have about 2cm of crap left per bottle. What's left in the jug looks and tastes nice - so far....
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Post by KEG »

you could easily get 2cm down to 3mm if you were to rack, or at least prime each bottle individually if you're not going to rack it...
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I have tried bottle priming, but it didn't seem to make a noticeable difference. Does the age of the bottle reduce the sediment amount? Most of what I have drunk so far has been no more than 2-and-a-bit months in the bottle. Would further aging reduce the sediment amount?
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Post by Pale_Ale »

It would become more compact on the bottom of the bottle. I find refrigerating for as long as possible before drinking also helps.
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Post by timmy »

FWIW I rack then CC my ales at 5 degrees and I've noticed that I get little or no sediment in my bottles. It's very handy because I always fill a slab worth of stubbies with each brew and put the remainder in longies. And I don't need to decant my stubbies into a jug first - they can be drunk straight out of the bottle.

I was cautious about racking to start with (after seeing the debate on here), but now I'm a convert.

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Post by afromaiko »

I always rack to secondary, and again to bulk prime now. Hardly any sediment in the bottles, and what is there is usually stuck fast to the bottom after a few weeks conditioning. No problems with it pouring into your glass unless you are super keen to get that last drop out of the bottle! :roll:
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