Bulk Priming

[nogga]

Is it possible to bulk prime without racking ? I don't rack at present but intend to in the near future. In the meantime would adding a priming solution to the primary as described in the below link do the trick or would it stir up the yeast cake too much. If this is possible how long should I wait after priming before bottling ?

http://oz.craftbrewer.org/Library/Metho ... uide.shtml

[Joel]

I'm going to try some bulk priming on the czech pils that i've just started. I racked (for the first time) a wheat beer about 3 weeks ago, and i must say that the finished product, once in the glass, is SO much clearer. Much more satisfied than I was with my previous 'un-racked' brews. Racking? I'm Sold! I'll let you now how the bulk prime goes in a week or so.

J

[Shaun]

Is it possible to bulk prime without racking ? I don't rack at present but intend to in the near future. In the meantime would adding a priming solution to the primary as described in the below link do the trick or would it stir up the yeast cake too much. If this is possible how long should I wait after priming before bottling ?

http://oz.craftbrewer.org/Library/Metho ... uide.shtml


[/list]

Yes you could do it this way but I would not recommend it. The yeast that has fallen out of suspension will be stirred up and then bottled resulting in a brew that is cloudy and has lots of sediment.

[ex0ja]

I'm going to try bulk priming next week and have question. (The reason I've chosen to is because I am using 4 different sized bottles)

When I make up my wort I get 23L. When I rack I lose about 3L that is under the tap and end up with 20L. Then when I transfer the beer into the bulk priming container I'm going to lose another 3L I guess, so that will make it 17L. So do I measure out enough sugar as if it was 23L or 17L? I guess the answer is 17L.

Assuming its 17L, I have another problem. Currently my beer is in the secondary fermenter and I can read on the side it is just under 20L. When I transfer it to the racking container I will leave around 3L that was under the tap, but I'm not exactly sure how much I will leave behind. Should I just guess and say its about 3L (its a different shaped fermenter to my primary, so it isn't neccessarily leaving behind the same amount the primary did).

[Tipsy]

I'm going to try bulk priming next week and have question. (The reason I've chosen to is because I am using 4 different sized bottles)

When I make up my wort I get 23L. When I rack I lose about 3L that is under the tap and end up with 20L. Then when I transfer the beer into the bulk priming container I'm going to lose another 3L I guess, so that will make it 17L. So do I measure out enough sugar as if it was 23L or 17L? I guess the answer is 17L.

Assuming its 17L, I have another problem. Currently my beer is in the secondary fermenter and I can read on the side it is just under 20L. When I transfer it to the racking container I will leave around 3L that was under the tap, but I'm not exactly sure how much I will leave behind. Should I just guess and say its about 3L (its a different shaped fermenter to my primary, so it isn't neccessarily leaving behind the same amount the primary did).

Losing 3lts is just too much, when i rack i tilt the fermenter forward to get all th beer, at bit of yeast comes with it but you get another chance to avoid that when you bulk prime

[ex0ja]

When I bottled my last batch I was tilting it forward, I figured I either waste 3 litres and tip it out, or I tilt it forward and have a few beers with extra sediment, so I went for the latter.

When I racked I wanted to be sure not to transfer too much sediment, next time I might tilt it a little forward when racking.