Youngs American Amber Ale and hops

WierdFish

I added the hops to my Youngs AAA Brew on Thursday, about day 7 as the SG was below the recommended level and I was hoping to bottle this weekend, so 2 or 3 days before bottling. The instructions said to sprinkle on the surface, don't stir and they will break up on their own. Only thing is I was expecting them to break up and sink, instead they turned into a mush on the surface. This might be ok, I've never used hops before, so someone please tell me.

The real question is, I was planning to bottle today and have transferred into a second FV and added the priming sugar but a lot of the hop bits transferred across and I was wondering if I'm better to leave it 24 hours to settle before bottling, or just get on with it? Will I lose any of the benefit of the sugar while it stands?

Thanks.

BUDFORCE

I've done loads of those Young's kits, they hop bits tend to settle in the bottom of the bottle/keg with the sugar just like any other brew so crack on.

Let us know what you think of that kit, it is one of my favourites.

HBO_Staff

You might consider putting the hops in bags such as these, it keeps the hops separate so they can be easily removed:

http://www.home-brew-online.com/equipment-c40/home-brew-online-nylon-hop-straining-bag-with-pull-cord-pack-of-5-p2343

WierdFish

I did crack on and it looks ok. Was a bit of a pain with the bits clogging the little bottler, so I think I will look at using a bag next time.

BUDFORCE

They should settle at the bottom of the bottle with the rest of the general sediment you get, at least mine tend to. I'm sure it'll be fine, is this the first Young's American style kit you've done?

WierdFish

My, how time flies...

Yes it's the first Young's American I've done, but looking at the bottles recently they appear to be clearing nicely. It's been 6 weeks now since I bottled, so might have to consider trying one in a couple of weeks.

BUDFORCE

6 weeks ince bottled, they'll be fine mate.

Obviously the longer you leave it teh better, but the Young's kits clear quicker in secondary I am finding them some of the others.

They'll be good to go, I'd crack one.