Hose a de RR
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I am fairly new to home brewing with just 3 batches under my belt (well, actually 2 are under my belt and the 3rd is still bottle conditioning…soon to be under my belt). The first two were successful but I am concerned about the 3rd batch, an American Amber Ale.
The problem is it was left in the secondary for approximately 4 weeks. Spring break fell in middle of the conditioning; we were on a cruise and bottling got pushed to the back burner. The guys at AHS thought that most of the yeast would have settled out and there would not be enough for bottle carbonization. He suggested that I add a small amount of yeast to the priming bucket along with the priming sugar. We followed his suggestion and bottled the beer. When we completed bottling, we noticed a bit of yeast on the bottom of the bucket.
I have two questions:
1- Will the bottled beer be sufficiently carbonated?
2- And if not how can I save it?
Another question unrelated to the AAA dilemma. After 3 batches, I am tired of the bottle routine so I bought a 3 corny keg system from Keg Connection in San Marcos, Tx.
How well does a keg travel after it has been filled and carbonated?
I’m not talking about across the county but a couple of miles to a friend’s house.
The problem is it was left in the secondary for approximately 4 weeks. Spring break fell in middle of the conditioning; we were on a cruise and bottling got pushed to the back burner. The guys at AHS thought that most of the yeast would have settled out and there would not be enough for bottle carbonization. He suggested that I add a small amount of yeast to the priming bucket along with the priming sugar. We followed his suggestion and bottled the beer. When we completed bottling, we noticed a bit of yeast on the bottom of the bucket.
I have two questions:
1- Will the bottled beer be sufficiently carbonated?
2- And if not how can I save it?
Another question unrelated to the AAA dilemma. After 3 batches, I am tired of the bottle routine so I bought a 3 corny keg system from Keg Connection in San Marcos, Tx.
How well does a keg travel after it has been filled and carbonated?
I’m not talking about across the county but a couple of miles to a friend’s house.