A moment of clarity

[J_P]

Hi all

I have just bottled a Coopers IPA and a Geordie Lager Kit both made with 1kg spraymalt. I have noticed that both are crystal clear already after only 5 days in bottle. I am also drinking an all LME Great Eastern which has had six weeks in the bottle and still isn't clear.

Is this something others have observed or is it just me? I made all of them up without boiling according to Daabs instructions.

Just Curious

P.S. I see England have just wrapped up the test match - I may need to chill a couple of bottles to celebrate

[WelshAl]

I can't say about the LME, but my Coopers IPA was the same; clear in 1ltr plastic bottles after about 4 days in my case. It was quite cool back then, about 15degreesC indoors but down close to 3 at night.

[DaveR]

J_P,

Having brewed several Woodfordes kits, they have all taken forever (well, seems like it!) to clear. I reckon there's something related to the stuck ferments (been there, done that several times!) and the slow clearing, but I'm no expert so I'm ready to stand corrected!.

Slightly related - should putting the barrel somewhere cool help with clearing?. It didn't seem to help last time, and with a sore back, I'm not inclined to move barrels around at the moment.

D.

[J_P]

Apparently putting the barrel somewhere cold should help clear the beer but they also say that a beer should be conditioned at 13C and my coal shed is between 12 and 16C at all times over the past few weeks so who knows

Clear beer is nice to have but my motto is "if it tastes good - sup it" and this Great Eastern has come good after 6 weeks. It has lovely small bubbles, a good head (which is always nice ) and it tastes really good. Who cares if it's not clear.

[fivetide]

My Wherry and my Great Eastern both had fermentation glitches and I added new yeast or Yeast-Vit to both as well as hopping them.

They both dropped completely clear in time, the GE very quickly and I've been drinking that happily in preference to a fridge full ofSt Peters Organic, so must be prett good.

[J_P]

I used Safale S04 for the Great Eastern in place of the Muntons yeast. It's definately not a yeast haze

[Stonch]

My Wherry and my Great Eastern both had fermentation glitches and I added new yeast or Yeast-Vit to both as well as hopping them.

They both dropped completely clear in time, the GE very quickly and I've been drinking that happily in preference to a fridge full ofSt Peters Organic, so must be prett good.

If it's the St Peter's Organic Ale (as opposed to Organic Bitter which is good), I'm sure your GE is much better! That stuff tastes like socks in the opinion if myself and the rest of the tasting panel at the Jerusalem...

[Burner]

I was just wondering how one finds out what socks taste like in the first place.....

[fivetide]

I'm a big fan of St Peter's bottles, cold as hell out of the fridge on summer afternoons.

Preferably while sitting by the moat at St Peter's itself.

(I can be there in 45 mins if anyone fancies it!)

[jaytee1]

JP

Ive only had my GE in the barrel for 2 weeks now and its still cloudy compared to a Geordie Lager that went into the corny clear as a bell. My Wherry cleared in 2 weeks aswell.

As you say if it tastes good drink it!!

[Stonch]

I'm a big fan of St Peter's bottles, cold as hell out of the fridge on summer afternoons.

Preferably while sitting by the moat at St Peter's itself.

(I can be there in 45 mins if anyone fancies it!)

I've got to go there, I really have. A mate of mine who has a car (a rare beast among we London 20-somethings) is interested in driving up some time and staying nearby.

[fivetide]

If you've got a tent there's a nice affordable campsite at nearby Bungay (150 yards from The Green Dragon brewpub). I camped there, got PETs filled up from The Green Dragon after closing time and took a bike to cycle to St Peter's, all of which was ace.