Post by JoergPost by D AshHowdy, y'all; got a couple of questions about your own personal
observations/preference.
Is there a difference in the length of time the beer clears in the
bottle between long necks and squatty short neck bottles?
Does the further distance of a tall neck allow yeasties to collect on
the sides, rather than floculating and sinking to the bottom?
IME it doesn't make much of a difference. I have bottled into Grolsch
bottles, US 12oz longnecks, short 12oz, 750ml Hopka, 500ml German
standard bottles, using almost the whole variety during every run.
Claudiness was the same between all those bottles. Carbonation was
also quite consistent after I switched to a spring-loaded filling wand
on advice of the experts here in the group.
When I first began, I went to the local (different place, state, etc
than here) Budweiser bottling plant and bought 6 cases (24 cnt) of fully
labeled-- empty! I wouldn't *piss* Budweiser! --long neck bar bottles.
This was back when the microbrewing revolution was just getting its
start. I was impressed by a new brewery in the city I live in now, and,
since it was a very long way from my hometown, I had to make something
similar. So, I came here (RCB) back when it was a rootin', tootin', rip
roarin' fun and happy place! But now, I have access to scores of stubby
recappables. Managed to cadge 48 clean and delabled long necks to begin
again, but am working on building up the stock of empties. Well, it
gives me a project. Perhaps another batch I'll use both types and see if
there's any differences. Probably won't be noticeable, but what the hey?
Post by JoergPost by D AshShould I just wait and see for myself?
If you wait and store the bottles upright even after the carbonation
phase the cloudiness will slowly reduce. Mostly. Except in the Pale
Ale I brewed the other day. Tastes good but looks like a dark red ale,
probably had some caramelization.
Yes, such was my experience, as well.
Post by JoergPost by D Ashhmmm. I brewed in my dreams last night, so tomorrow's session ought
to be easy!
Keep your air locks bubbling, mates!
I wish the one on my Stout would stop so I can rack off into secondary
and brew an Irish Red. The air lock has been going at roughly the same
clip for six days now. Weird.
See my reply in the other thread. You'll be just fine, I'm sure. After
all, there may be infections in homebrew occasionally (I was lucky--
only one batch in the years I brewed had to be drain cleaner), but
they'll only make you sick to your stomach, not kill ya! So, there's
that, I guess. LOL