Glossary
Stillage
The frame or shelf a cask rests on in the cellar, holding it steady and at a slight tilt so sediment settles away from the tap.
Also called stillaged, thrall.
A cask must be stillaged and left undisturbed long enough for the yeast to drop out, typically a day or more after delivery. Beer pulled from a cask that has just been moved is cloudy, and no amount of cellar skill fixes it faster than time.
Related
- Cellar conditioning — The process stillage supports.
- Cask — What sits on it.
More vocabulary
Beer-clean glass · Brewer’s barrel · Cask · Cellar conditioning · Crowler · Draught · Firkin · Growler · Imperial pint · Keg
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Last reviewed 2026-08-16.