Clear beer!

Very nice.

Is that clear from conditioning or did you use gelatin finings or the like?

mjdonnelly68 said:

Very nice.

Is that clear from conditioning or did you use gelatin finings or the like?

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Just Irish moss and a long secondary.

My latest brew. Clear enough to read through.

hunter_la5 said:

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My latest brew. Clear enough to read through.

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Beautiful! Now drink a few and if those pages become a bit fuzzy or even completely uninteresting, you are a complete success

I'm procrastinating on some work, having a beer and reading HBT instead.

julioardz said:

I'm procrastinating on some work, having a beer and reading HBT instead.

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Big plans...two months... clear beer.

lschiavo said:

Big plans...two months... clear beer.

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That's just my way of quoting the OP. BTW, a 100% snow lager... That's pretty cool. If I'm lucky, I can collect some water from storm drains and gutters in the spring. That probably won't turn out as good.

julioardz said:

That's just my way of quoting the OP. BTW, a 100% snow lager... That's pretty cool. If I'm lucky, I can collect some water from storm drains and gutters in the spring. That probably won't turn out as good.

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The snow beer was one of my best. I would steer clear of street water (just one condom in the filter could ruin everything) but a big barrel to collect rain water could work if you can't get some snow. The clarity of the final product will not be an issue for you

lschiavo said:

Beautiful! Now drink a few and if those pages become a bit fuzzy or even completely uninteresting, you are a complete success

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That's usually how I know I'm done reading for the night.... :cross:

Kolsch. Turned out pretty good. No finings, just time.

Great thread! Gives me something to work toward!

Irish moss and time in the keg

Beautiful clear beers! Looks like IM/WF in the kettle and time at serving temp are the key factors here. Looks like mostly lagers and malt-focused ales, as well. I would think clarity to be less of a concern with a brew that is supposed to have up-front hop flavor/aroma since they are much better as fresh as possible. Those hop flavors and aromas fall off pretty quick after fermentation!

Cheers!

headfullahops said:

Beautiful clear beers! Looks like IM/WF in the kettle and time at serving temp are the key factors here. Looks like mostly lagers and malt-focused ales, as well. I would think clarity to be less of a concern with a brew that is supposed to have up-front hop flavor/aroma since they are much better as fresh as possible. Those hop flavors and aromas fall off pretty quick after fermentation!

Cheers!

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Crystal clear Pliny the Elder clone after 2 weeks in the keg. :rockin:

UTPhish said:

Crystal clear Pliny the Elder clone after 2 weeks in the keg. :rockin:

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Nice! Kettle finings and 2 weeks only or some other source of trickery? How about serving temp? That's a critical factor, too. :cross:

headfullahops said:

Nice! Kettle finings and 2 weeks only or some other source of trickery? How about serving temp? That's a critical factor, too. :cross:

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Whirlfloc in the boil and 2 weeks in the keg @ 40°F.

I've posted this before I think, but I follow this blog and there is some good information on clear beer here and here. Plus, there is plenty of clear beer porn throughout the blog.

To summarize his method, "Strong boil, remember the whirlfloc, quick chill. Then cold crash, gelatin, and cold condition." Following this advice, I get clear beer, without long conditioning, regardless of the hop or malt character of the beer. Sure gelatin robs some of the hop character, but I just add more to compensate before I use the gelatin and I still end up with a hoppy nose and flavor in my IPA's.

Poorly floculating yeast strains on the other hand are a different story for me. Without a longer condition period, I still end up with some cloudiness, but given enough time, they eventually pour clear. I split one batch between a lager yeast and a saison yeast. The lager pours clear but the saison still has some cloudiness, even after adding gelatin. Both batches got the same treatment pre- and post-fermentation. The only difference was the yeast strain and fermentation temperature.

Better post up again, this thread turned out great! Here's a Mosaic Pale Ale. Whirfloc, Pacman Yeast, and a few weeks in the keg! Also, since the original post I've long since gone all grain, loving it!

Great thread! Heres my Amber Ale / Pale Ale hybrid. Turned out great. I like to be able to see my fingerprints through the beer

This is the tip to my beer gun inside a bottle. It took a few minutes for me to figure out where it went.



Luckily the beer was clear.

Boiling a hefe in the background.

My dark hybrid lager in the Libby's "crafy pub" glass;
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My Blonde Cascade...........

Cascade pale

My Crop Chopper PAL

unionrdr said:

Here's a couple of mine;
My 1st batch of Sunset Gold APA-http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss71/unionrdr/PICT0001.jpg
My Buckeye Burton ale-http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss71/unionrdr/PICT0006-2.jpg
English Bitter-http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss71/unionrdr/EB1.jpg
Nothing added but time & quick wort chilling.

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Uniondr- What happened to your car?

kingogames said:

Uniondr- What happened to your car?

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Took a deer hit & insurance wouldn't pay for repair. I forgot the rut was on,& a 6-point buck tried to jump over the front of my car. Fixed very well now. you'd never know it was damaged.

Here's a bock from early spring. It's amazing how much it's cleared since I first kegged it.

first ever brew - Irish Red at 1.5 weeks into bottling. It got much more clear after that. I have two other batches in bottle, including one lager, which is looking 'read-through' clear already.

TheBrahmanBrewer said:

first ever brew - Irish Red at 1.5 weeks into bottling. It got much more clear after that. I have two other batches in bottle, including one lager, which is looking 'read-through' clear already.

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Looks pretty good but you need some light behind that glass if you are trying to show off

My Oktoberfest.

Barleywine that's been sitting for about a year. Gonna keg, carbonate, and enjoy just as soon as a keg opens up.

Irish moss and about a month in the keg.

your pic is so nice.

My Pale Ale.

Well that's not how I wanted it to go!

1Mainebrew said:

My Pale Ale.

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WHOA!!! Dude....your using WAY too much gelatin in your brew! When you can turn a glass upside down, and it clings to the glass like that. Yep, too much gelatin!:cross:

gwapogorilla said:

WHOA!!! Dude....your using WAY too much gelatin in your brew! When you can turn a glass upside down, and it clings to the glass like that. Yep, too much gelatin!:cross:

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Hmmmm...Pale Ale flavored Jell-O.

I deserved that one!