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I have a problem,
Just made a brew with some hops, didn't strain the wort, and every time that I've taken a hydrometer test there's this green/white sediment in the test tube.
It's been in Primary for 9 days now and has stopped fermenting.
Should I:
a) Leave it longer and see if it settles?
b) Bottle now?
c) Ditch the whole brew?
d) Or something else?
Your best option would be to rack it. If you don't have a second fermenter and racking tube, then I'd bottle. The sediment should settle out just like it normally does. Having a few little flakes of hops in the sediment isn't too bad, and I find it normally doesn't end up in the glass. I never strain my wort.
i have that same problem all the time- i never strain my hops.
Racking is definatley the best option, but before i racked, i obviously just bottled straight away - you just need to be a bit more careful when pouring into a glass.
I can't rack for this brew, so will it matter too much?
It's a Pilsener, with Saaz hops
And is it possible to avoid racking, if substantial straining of the wort is done?
Trizza wrote:I can't rack for this brew, so will it matter too much?
It won't matter, just don't be in too much of a hurry to bottle and it might clear a bit more. My lagers are at least 14 days before I bottle, I've got 1 nearly 28 days old now.
