White Goo At Bottom Off Fermenter

[craigo]

i just bottled my first home brew when i got to the bottom of the batch there was a thick layer off white goo at the bottom just wondering if this was normal? I thought it might be the yeast that has settled and clarified the brew but not sure im new at this so not sure whats normal and whats not.

 

[MarkBastard]

Sounds like yeast to me.

 

[Pete2501]

Sounds like yeast to me.

+1

 

[craigo]

+1

is this normal?

 

[Sammus]

yep. A lot of people even reuse it if theyve paid for a specialty yeast; you can use some of that goop to make other batches ferment.

 

[brettprevans]

yes its normal. the yeast has to go somewhere.

I would suggest that you do some reading. It will help your brewing to no end. Palmers how to brew is a great start.

 

[craigo]

yes its normal. the yeast has to go somewhere.

I would suggest that you do some reading. It will help your brewing to no end. Palmers how to brew is a great start.

thanx i will have a read off that.

 

[Pennywise]

Perfectly normal mate, you should see the IPA I've got at the moment. 19 litre batch and 4 of those litres is trub/yeast. I think I should have made a 25 litre batch

 

[katzke]

i just bottled my first home brew when i got to the bottom of the batch there was a thick layer off white goo at the bottom just wondering if this was normal? I thought it might be the yeast that has settled and clarified the brew but not sure im new at this so not sure whats normal and whats not.

Got to compliment you on jumping in with both feet when you had no idea what you were doing. Some people try to make brewing way harder then it is.

Hope your first brew turns out good. The reading will help. Palmer has a few scary things in his on-line version that are not exactly true. You will not go wrong following what he says. In time you will learn from experience what is true and what is not quite true.

Happy brewing

 

[Nick JD]

Palmer's guide, though great, gets a little caught up in itself in places. Without an understanding of high-school chemistry it's next to useless because it bogs down the reader with chemistry not methodology.

There are some great brewers who don't care about phytin and acid rests with various malts.

Advising a beginner to read "How to Brew" is likely to overload them. "How to Brew" is for people who already know how.

The pamphlet inside the can of goo is the best place to start.

 

[kelbygreen]

only thing to add to nicks suggestion is that dont go by there fermenting temperatures try to keep your brew between 18-20 degs but low 20's wont really do it to much harm just stay away from mid to high 20's lol found that out fast with my first 2 beers

 

[Lobby Lobster]

Palmer's guide, though great, gets a little caught up in itself in places. Without an understanding of high-school chemistry it's next to useless because it bogs down the reader with chemistry not methodology.

There are some great brewers who don't care about phytin and acid rests with various malts.

Advising a beginner to read "How to Brew" is likely to overload them. "How to Brew" is for people who already know how.

The pamphlet inside the can of goo is the best place to start.

I'm just getting into brewing and I reckon Brewing Crafts by Mike Rodgers Wilson is pretty good. There is enough in there to keep you going for a while and adding to your repertoire.

I'm up to my 9th brew now and it's been a great reference / inspiration. Oh, and it's well easy to read.

 

[craigo]

thanks everyone for your replys you have all been verry helpful. how hard would it be to learn off other peoples experience without the internet? buy the way thanks again cheers. :icon_chickcheers:

 

[brettprevans]

I'm just getting into brewing and I reckon Brewing Crafts by Mike Rodgers Wilson is pretty good. There is enough in there to keep you going for a while and adding to your repertoire.

I'm up to my 9th brew now and it's been a great reference / inspiration. Oh, and it's well easy to read.

just take brewing crafts with a grian of salt. its written by the guy who has a major stake in brewcraft stores. it focuses heavily around brewcraft kits etc. if you put aside the marketing aspect and follow the very basics of the book its ok. but move on very quickly from that book to some others.

there's a brewing book wiki that reviews a stack of brewing books. have a look there.