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I cracked open the first test bottle of my first real all grain full boil brew tonight. I bottled it last month and forgot to write down exactly when . It had a nice "pssssst" when I opened it and had a decent ( not great not bad) head that it held the entire glass. VERY smooth with NO bitter after bite so my BMC drinkin friends will like it ( why I made it) .....So I am happy over all.

I did notice that warm in the bottle it is as clear almost as water...cold in the bottle and in the glass it is hazy. I assume this is the dreaded chill haze I read about. I am not overly concerned as it tasted really ( it is the centenniel blond recipe) good but could have looked better. I understand that a whirlfloc tab can help prevent this. My chill time is usually under 15 minutes so I think THAT is a non issue?.............

I have a barleywine that has been in primary for 10 days. I am going to secondary it but with a bigger beer such as this should I wait longer before going to secondary or should I treat it as the rest...primary until fermentation is done and gravity is steady for a few days.....secondary for a couple of weeks then bottle?

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i love whirfloc. give it a try for sure. sounds like you should be getting a decent cold break if you're chilling in 15 minutes. gelatin might be worth investigation also.

i'd let that barleywine hang out in the primary another week or two, then bottle it and age it that way.

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