K KevinR Well-Known Member Joined 7/4/13 Messages 83 Reaction score 20 21/6/15 #1 Hi I crash chilled from 18c to 3c. At 18 the beer was clear, at 3deg c it's merky. Is this normal and will it clear again. cheers Kev
Hi I crash chilled from 18c to 3c. At 18 the beer was clear, at 3deg c it's merky. Is this normal and will it clear again. cheers Kev
Danscraftbeer Well-Known Member Joined 1/4/15 Messages 2,682 Reaction score 1,005 Location Victoria 21/6/15 #2 Its chill haze. Same as If you buy Coopers off the shelf then chill it. It gets a haze that can take a week of Lagering before it settles out and gets ,,,,,,,,,,clear.
Its chill haze. Same as If you buy Coopers off the shelf then chill it. It gets a haze that can take a week of Lagering before it settles out and gets ,,,,,,,,,,clear.
Rocker1986 Well-Known Member Joined 28/4/12 Messages 2,547 Reaction score 1,073 Location Brisbane, QLD 21/6/15 #3 It will clear up again but it can take bloody forever unless you help it along by adding finings of some type. I used to leave lagers sitting at 0C for 5 weeks in the FV before bottling them, they were still hazy after this time.
It will clear up again but it can take bloody forever unless you help it along by adding finings of some type. I used to leave lagers sitting at 0C for 5 weeks in the FV before bottling them, they were still hazy after this time.
K KevinR Well-Known Member Joined 7/4/13 Messages 83 Reaction score 20 21/6/15 #4 Hmm, think I'll give it a week then into a keg. I can handle hazy. Can't handle thirsty!