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Problem:

Looking at your bottled beer, you observe a ring of an unknown 'something' at the waterline inside the bottleneck.

Causes:

• Bacterial infection by micro-organisms generates visible, undesirable particles suspended in the beer.
• Weak hot and cold breaks leave particles suspended in the beer.
• Using wort to prime the beer introduces break material into the beer, causing a ring inside the bottle neck.

Cures:

• Maintain sanitary conditions.
• Maintain a strong rolling boil for at least one hour to ensure a hot break, followed by a rapid cool-down of the wort to ensure a strong cold break.
• Use glucose sugar for priming.