Haze

[steve_flack]

I chill my beers to 12C and they look like this

I honestly don't do anything you're not doing. The yeast in that beer was Nottingham and I used I isinglass (and auxilliary I think).

[Vossy1]

Another nice clear pint....damn you all

[Wez]

Time for an experiment, this is a half pint of Fledgling Bitter the keg has been chilled down to 7 C since Sunday and the beer is definately got lots more Haze than it had at a warmer temp, i am leaving this to come up to room temp (22 C) and will take another pic and post. Maybe then we will be able to see J_P's mug through it Am I right in assuming that if it does get clearer as it warms up that I have a chill haze and I can cure in by cold conditioning like this for a couple fo weeks?

[steve_flack]

Here's exactly what I do...

1) Mash - I have a RIMS (you have a Herms) but I never had any clarity problems using a normal system. I mash for an hour. I generally don't treat the liquor except for pH (I used to use phosphoric acid but now use 5.2)

2) Boil for an hour. I use whirlfloc tablets - 1 tab per 20L

3) Cooling, I cool quickly (10 mins) but again doing it slower I never had any problems. I pitch fairly warm 20-25C.

4) I do not do a secondary I just leave the beer for a week in the primary after fermentation.

5) I rack straight to keg usually with 1/2 a pint of isinglass (diluted in water) and if I can be bothered some auxilliary (1/6 pint). The kegs are cleaned beforehand with antiformin and have a terminal rinse with peracetic.

6) In to the bar at 12C and tap after 3 weeks.

[Vossy1]

Am I right in assuming that if it does get clearer as it warms up that I have a chill haze and I can cure in by cold conditioning like this for a couple fo weeks?

I bet he drinks it before it has a chance to warm up

[Wez]

Am I right in assuming that if it does get clearer as it warms up that I have a chill haze and I can cure in by cold conditioning like this for a couple fo weeks?

I bet he drinks it before it has a chance to warm up

Burrrppp! Bugger, i'll get another

[J_P]

If my beers are a little hazy I simply run them through my kidney filters that seems to take all the haze out.

Very methodical approach there Steve

[Vossy1]

Burrrppp! Bugger, i'll get another

[J_P]

Does my fixby gold pass the feck test?

[Vossy1]

Feck, feck, dammit, bollocks...another clear pint

(as vossy jumps through his front window, disappearing into the night like a screaming fecking banshee )

[Vossy1]

The 'feck test' rules

Soon to be adopted as a brewing norm

[J_P]

Do you think we should get on to Marc and ask him to include it in any future book?

[Wez]

Time for an experiment, this is a half pint of Fledgling Bitter the keg has been chilled down to 7 C since Sunday and the beer is definately got lots more Haze than it had at a warmer temp, i am leaving this to come up to room temp (22 C) and will take another pic and post. Maybe then we will be able to see J_P's mug through it Am I right in assuming that if it does get clearer as it warms up that I have a chill haze and I can cure in by cold conditioning like this for a couple fo weeks?

This is the same half pint at 21.8 C - clear! Passing the Feck Test IMO.



So i have chill haze.........how the Feck do i fix it? Is it just a case of cold conditioning?

[Vossy1]

This is the same half pint at 21.8 C - clear! Passing the Feck Test IMO.

That's definately a chill haze

One identified....now how to sort it

[Wez]

This is the same half pint at 21.8 C - clear! Passing the Feck Test IMO.

That's definately a chill haze

One identified....now how to sort it

How indeed?!



Burrp! (Well 21 C or not, it wasn't going to be thrown away!)