Re: Turnover time on an ordinary English Bitter

Fri Nov 07, 2008 7:34 pm

The gelatin will settle to the bottom of thew keg with the yeast that flocs out with it. I then leave this in
the keg and serve out of it until its finished so I never remove the gelatin. i have been known to tranfer the beer to anther
clean corny if I need to take it off site to serve it, less chance of getting it stirred back into suspension. Also I have not had my fining
work in a matter of hours, for me it is a matter of days.
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Re: Turnover time on an ordinary English Bitter

Sat Nov 08, 2008 6:39 am

Just a note on the finished fermentation: I'm going to take a gravity reading today (it's been a week) and I notice that, while the krausen has fallen, there is still a thick layer of it on the surface of the beer. I've been noticing this a lot lately. The air-lock is also still bubbling fairly regularly. I know the only way to find out if it's sufficiently done is to take a gravity reading. I just find all this strange. In normal circumstances, I would just leave it, but I'm very anxious to try out my kegging system. Thoughts?
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Re: Turnover time on an ordinary English Bitter

Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:37 am

I know it's difficult to wait since the kegging system is new, but you should. Sounds like it needs a little more time. Of course, the nice thing about kegs is you can have an underfermented beer in them without explosions because they are designed to handle pressure. Worst thing that could happen is it would blow a gasket somewhere and leak all over.

But, your beer will be better for waitng. In the meantime, I would brew another to take your mind off the keg.
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