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#253707 - 01/24/12 11:22 PM Fermenting Too Well?
DesertBrewer Newbie Registered: 12/29/11 Posts: 6 Loc: California	I think I may have run into a problem. I started fermenting my first lager about 10 days ago by pitching a full 11g packet of S-23. As of today, the sediment on the bottom of the LBK is very close to the level of the spigot. My question is, am I going to have a problem when bottling? Will the sediment drain out the spigot? I'd rather not have to siphon during the bottling process. Can I merely "shuffle" the sediment back away from the spigot and maybe cold crash for 24 hours prior to bottling? Any help would be appreciated...
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#253709 - 01/24/12 11:29 PM Re: Fermenting Too Well? [Re: DesertBrewer]
JSSTR8 Ultimate Mr. Beer Fan Registered: 01/02/09 Posts: 1278 Loc: Huntington, WV, United States	Placing something under the front of the keg during fermentation (like a small paperback book) will push sediment toward the rear.
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#253710 - 01/24/12 11:35 PM Re: Fermenting Too Well? [Re: JSSTR8]
DesertBrewer Newbie Registered: 12/29/11 Posts: 6 Loc: California	Am I too late? Will the sediment "slide" back? Or is it an immoveable sludge?
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#253713 - 01/25/12 12:02 AM Re: Fermenting Too Well? [Re: DesertBrewer]
Stinkfist Ultimate Mr. Beer Fan Registered: 01/07/10 Posts: 3469 Loc: Minnesota	gravity is always working _________________________ Third Eye Brewing #12. Conditioning: Cherry Cider (3 Gallons) #15. Gone: Mirror Pond Clone (5 Gallon) #19. Drinking: Creamsicle Pale ale (not so good) #20. Drinking: Iced Tea Experiment (1 Gallon) (Ok) #21. Drinking: Oktoberfest (5 Gallon) #22. Gone: Firestone Pale 31 Clone (5 Gallons) #23. Drinking: Scotch Ale II (5 Gallons) #24. Drinking: Latericious Ale II (5 Gallons) #25. Drinking: Lagunita's Censored Ale Clone (5 Gallons) #26. Fermenting: Jamil's Belgian Golden Strong (5 Gallons) On Deck: Firestone Pale 31 Clone II
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#253723 - 01/25/12 06:09 AM Re: Fermenting Too Well? [Re: Stinkfist]
Myndflyte Sr. Mr Beer Fan Registered: 10/27/10 Posts: 370 Loc: Pittsburgh, PA	I always end up propping up the front. But just stick something under there and it should condense down a little more and move back a little bit from the spigot. _________________________ Drinking: Mocha Cherry Stout, Mr. Beer Winter Seasonal, To Helles and Back, Junk Yard Dog IPA, Orange Wheat, Brew Crew Blue, Beep-a-Jeep Stout Fermenting: Conditioning: Simple Cider, Barleywine On Deck: Gone: WCPA, Dubble Trouble
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#253781 - 01/25/12 01:36 PM Re: Fermenting Too Well? [Re: Myndflyte]
High_Iron Nice Head!! Ultimate Mr. Beer Fan Registered: 12/05/10 Posts: 1224 Loc: Long Island	I found that a deck of cards works good. Usually any trub near the spigot will come out as soon as you open it. So when you bottle just open the spigot into a cup until it runs clear. Then start bottling. _________________________ Sean
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#255584 - 02/04/12 11:28 PM Re: Fermenting Too Well? [Re: High_Iron]
macbeer Keg stomach!! Jr. Mr Beer Fan Registered: 01/01/12 Posts: 118	hmm i just looked at my sticky wicket and the trub is close to the spigot..o well i know it all settles out home i dont have a problem bottling. _________________________ #1 WCPA RIP...ehh first brew #2 Octfest... RIP..better than the first #3 stickey wicket..o no 1 left.. #4 Cherry Wheat.. drinking #5 Witty Monk..carbing #6 Brew Ha Ha..ferm
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#255585 - 02/04/12 11:32 PM Re: Fermenting Too Well? [Re: macbeer]
psuchunk03 That's what she said... Brewmeister Registered: 01/01/10 Posts: 7001 Loc: St. Louis, MO	it'll clear once the beer starts running out of the spigot... a little channel will form, and you'll be fine. it's a stout, right? they're so dark, you'll never be able to see they're too cloudy lol _________________________ "Only a fool learns from his mistakes; a wise man learns from the mistakes of others." - Otto von Bismarck Fermenting: #25 Mr. Beer Beta Test Bavarian Weissbier Carbing / Conditioning: #24 Keep Calm and Brew On E.S.B. #21 Colonial Ale Drinking: Pipeline is empty On Deck (...eventually): Hefeweizen, Scottish Ale, Kenny's Fat Tire clone "It Has Big Taste"
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