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I attached a pic of the porter we brewed over the past couple of weeks. It was in the fermenter for a week, then bottled. It's still a little young so carbonation isn't spot on, but it seems really cloudy; is this because I didn't let it clear up in the fermenter long enough??

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Well, considering you only left it in the fermenter for a week, and I'm sure it hasn't been bottle conditioned for the minimum 3 weeks we suggest, and probably hasn't spent all that long in the fridge, I'm not surprised it's still cloudy.

The longer you leave a beer alone, the clearer it has an opportunity to get. That's why many of us leave our beers in primary for a month, and skip secondary, because our beer comes our crystal clear, with very little sediment.
 
Revvy said:
Well, considering you only left it in the fermenter for a week, and I'm sure it hasn't been bottle conditioned for the minimum 3 weeks we suggest, and probably hasn't spent all that long in the fridge, I'm not surprised it's still cloudy.

The longer you leave a beer alone, the clearer it has an opportunity to get. That's why many of us leave our beers in primary for a month, and skip secondary, because our beer comes our crystal clear, with very little sediment.
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I was about 98% sure time was the culprit but we were semi-experimenting how it would turn out in a shorter turn around as we are gearing up to start a nanobrewery, so looks like we need to figure in a longer time frame for a better product outcome. :drunk:
 
I find that any recipe that has Chocolate malt or Carafa needs at least 2 months to clear and harsh flavors to mellow out and blend. There is just no short cuts. 2-3 weeks its just plain and simple too fast for good dark beer.
 
paraordnance said:
I find that any recipe that has Chocolate malt or Carafa needs at least 2 months to clear and harsh flavors to mellow out and blend. There is just no short cuts. 2-3 weeks its just plain and simple too fast for good dark beer.
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Yeah, my porters and stouts tend to need 6-8 weeks in the bottle alone to reach their peak, and that's after the month in primary.
 

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