priming the day before

[Minbari]

Been trying to get clear beer for a few batches now and I am toying with the idea of priming the day before to let the small amount of "stuff" in the secondary to resettle.

Any reason I shouldn't do this?

 

[Craigerrr]

If you mean to batch prime today, and bottle tomorrow, that would not be a good idea. The secondary fermentation may/will likely have started before you bottle, and you may not get the carbonation level you would like. Unfortunately when you are bottling the sediment is a necessary evil. What you can do though is give them a good long time in the fridge before opening, this will compact the sediment more.

 

[Minbari]

If you mean to batch prime today, and bottle tomorrow, that would not be a good idea. The secondary fermentation may/will likely have started before you bottle, and you may not get the carbonation level you would like. Unfortunately when you are bottling the sediment is a necessary evil. What you can do though is give them a good long time in the fridge before opening, this will compact the sediment more.

This is my concern too. I could add 1/4-1/2 oz more sugar to account for this but its a total guess. I don't want bottle bombs or flat beer. I have transferred the beer to my bottling bucket @ 34° yesterday and am letting it warm up naturally. Will bottle wed. If the cold crash and gelatin did the job. It should be pretty clear

 

[J A]

Your best bet is to rack into a bottling bucket so that you leave the sediment in the fermenter. You can prepare your sugar mixture and add it to the bottling bucket first so that the action of filling will distribute the sugars without the need for aggressive stirring. You can give the beer a gentle stir a couple of times during the racking and it'll be good to go.

 

[BarbarianBrewer]

I bottle following the process @J A suggests. I also try to follow @Craigerrr's suggestion but, that isn't always possible .
One trick to learn is pouring a beer into a glass and leaving the last 1/2 inch in the bottle. You will have clearer beer in the glass and won't be leaving too much beer in the bottle.