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Need Help With First batch of Bottles
Question:
: I just bottled my first Home Brew, and have a white film collecting on : the bottom of the bottles. Could this be from the NO RINSE sanitizer : I used. Any suggestions. The white film on the bottom is brewers yeast that has settled out of suspension. Try not to shake up the bottles ’cause you want all the yeast to settle so that clear beer can be poured into a beer glass. : 2nd. I would like to purchase a home brew book that contains more : technical descriptions, pro’s and cons of certain methods, historical : brews, definitions of techniques, etc. Any suggestions. The New Complete Joy of Homebrewing By: C.Papazian A Handbook For Homebrewers (not sure) By: D.Miller I’ve got these two at home and they contrast each other nicely. After reading both it puts alot of things into perspective. Jack Costa Mesa, CA
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I just bottled my first Home Brew, and have a white film collecting on the bottom of the bottles. Could this be from the NO RINSE sanitizer I used. Any suggestions. 2nd. I would like to purchase a home brew book that contains more technical descriptions, pro’s and cons of certain methods, historical brews, definitions of techniques, etc. Any suggestions. Thanks Dustin Lucien
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I just bottled my first Home Brew, and have a white film collecting on the bottom of the bottles. Could this be from the NO RINSE sanitizer I used?
I’m pretty new to homebrewing too, but in my experience it sounds like there is no problem with your beer — a white film on the inside bottom is normal. Remember there is still yeast in the beer. I assume you probably added some sugar to the beer before or during bottling to feed the yeast and get them to ferment a bit more and make carbon dioxide to carbonate the beer. The yeast does their job and then gradually precipitate out and settle on the bottom. When it comes time to drink the beer (a couple weeks typically), I recommend that you pour the beer into a large glass in one smooth motion, leaving the yeast behind in the bottle. (an exception I read about would be a German wheat beer – they’re sometimes shaken to put the yeast back into suspension before drinking – "mit hefe"). I immediately rinse the emptied bottle to get the yeast and beer remnants out and let it drip dry so you don’t have to scrub the insides of the bottles before the next batch! Good luck and savor that new homebrew — you made it! The kindly bi-valve.