bry2
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A question for those that have steeped carapills for their brews without using a fine mesh grain bag - do you find your fermented brew takes a long time (5 days) to clear during cold crash and then is easily disturbed (not compact)?
My last 2 brews I have used carapils and only been able to filter with a coarse strainer and have had the above effect. All other ingredients are normal- malt extract, dextrose, hops and morgans yeast for the first and nottingham ale yeast for the second (both of which are meant to flocculate well). I also used wheat malt extract in the second but not the first.
I am confident it is not the yeast as I have used US-05 before which is not a great floculator and it has cleared in the fridge after a few hours.
I would love to hear some other peoples experiences with carapills.
My last 2 brews I have used carapils and only been able to filter with a coarse strainer and have had the above effect. All other ingredients are normal- malt extract, dextrose, hops and morgans yeast for the first and nottingham ale yeast for the second (both of which are meant to flocculate well). I also used wheat malt extract in the second but not the first.
I am confident it is not the yeast as I have used US-05 before which is not a great floculator and it has cleared in the fridge after a few hours.
I would love to hear some other peoples experiences with carapills.