secondratemime
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Hi all,
I've never been too concerened with beer clarity, but as a recent convert to BIAB I've been surprised by the amount of crap that gets from the kettle to the fermenter and to the glass. I used Irish Moss for the first time in a batch for xmas, but still ended up taking a lot of sludge into the fermenter. Is it likely that these will settle out as I added the moss, or is that only meant to occur in the boil kettle?
Anyway, here's my real question. I've never cold crashed a beer before, but I want this beer to look nice as it's being given out as gifts. If I stuck it in a fridge for a couple of days before transferring to secondary and again before bottling, will it clear out enough or is it likely to need much longer?
Also, how long can I leave it there before having to worry about adding yeast? I don't want it all to settle out and then have the beer not carbonate, as I'm on a bit of a tight schedule. This is a Belgian dubbel style beer with Wyeast 3787 and while I know darker beers will hide mistakes better than paler ones, I'd rather it was nicely transparent rather than opaque with flotsam.
Thanks
James
I've never been too concerened with beer clarity, but as a recent convert to BIAB I've been surprised by the amount of crap that gets from the kettle to the fermenter and to the glass. I used Irish Moss for the first time in a batch for xmas, but still ended up taking a lot of sludge into the fermenter. Is it likely that these will settle out as I added the moss, or is that only meant to occur in the boil kettle?
Anyway, here's my real question. I've never cold crashed a beer before, but I want this beer to look nice as it's being given out as gifts. If I stuck it in a fridge for a couple of days before transferring to secondary and again before bottling, will it clear out enough or is it likely to need much longer?
Also, how long can I leave it there before having to worry about adding yeast? I don't want it all to settle out and then have the beer not carbonate, as I'm on a bit of a tight schedule. This is a Belgian dubbel style beer with Wyeast 3787 and while I know darker beers will hide mistakes better than paler ones, I'd rather it was nicely transparent rather than opaque with flotsam.
Thanks
James