ale problems

[the big lebowski]

hi all ,i got a woodford nog ale kit for crimbo and i set it away in the fv, i bottled it after 7 days and put it into bottles with half a teaspoon of sugar but so far the sugar is just sitting on the bottom ,do you think i should put some more yeast in each bottle ? any thoughts welcome ,cheers

[cptncrackoff]

Hi!

How long has it been bottled for?

I used to make kit brews, the bottled conditioned ales would sit happily for weeks/months.
I found it easier to use malt extract to condition, it dissolves into the beer better.
Give them a very gentle mix, not a shake! just try to get the sugar to dissolve, keep them at room temp and watch them for a week or two, there should definitely be enough yeast left in the brew.

You should see a layer of sediment forming on the bottom.

[the big lebowski]

hi mate its been in the bottles for 4 days ,yes im going to leave these till july as i like to leave them to mature in glass bottles as it tastes better its a 2 tin kit so no spray malt or brewing sugar was needed in the 1st fermentation and i used brewing sugar for the 2nd fermentation ,cheers

[RedThorn]

There should be more than enough yeast in there

First time I did it, I thought that it was sugar, but was a mix of sugar and sediment separating out. They were fine

Try one in a couple of weeks to prove it

[cptncrackoff]

They'll be fine then!
The two can kits were always soooo much better than the one can kits with sugar.

[the big lebowski]

ok thanks i`ll pop them away and leave them to do their thing ,its my 1st two can kit and i am really looking forward to trying it and didnt want to mess it up and i normally do lager than ales so i wasnt sure ,cheers people

[snakeshack]

that's a really fast ferment if it only took 7 days ,did you check the S.G before bottling/ priming, only asking as if it wasn't quite there and you have added extra sugar the bottles could blow.