Where's all this sediment coming from?

[knifemaker]

Thanks, Sampvt and Knifemaker.

I did cal the hydrometer before the first racking and it checked out right on the $. Yes, the kit did include some of that shellfish based gel stuff and I put it in when the batch went into the carboy as the directions said to do. I also put another batch of it in the carboy this time when we racked it back into the CB.

I'm cool with letting it sit another couple weeks before doing anything else. I'm assuming though that I'll have to still rack it again before bottling or risk getting all this sediment in the bottle??

Then that answers the second layer of sediment, that's the clarifier and proteins that it has taken to the bottom, is it crystal clear? Even if it isn't just let it sit a couple of more weeks then siphon into a clean carboy, and then let it sit again. Dale