I just tapped a simcoe IPA that i brewed 5 weeks ago, and despite my attempts to get a nice, clear beer, it's still hazy.
I think i did most of the tricks to getting a clear beer: irish moss, immersion chiller, secondary, fine grained bag for dry hopping, and racked the beer through another fine grained bag into the keg. I also cold crashed for 24hrs at 35 degrees prior to transferring from the secondary to keg to help things settle.
Only thing i didn't use was gelatin.
It was an extract recipe with about 3lbs of amber DME, 4lbs of extra light DME, a slew of simcoe hops, and S-04 dry yeast.
The beer tastes good and has the general color i was hoping for, but has that wheat beer haziness and "glow" to it.
Any suggestions for next time?
I think i did most of the tricks to getting a clear beer: irish moss, immersion chiller, secondary, fine grained bag for dry hopping, and racked the beer through another fine grained bag into the keg. I also cold crashed for 24hrs at 35 degrees prior to transferring from the secondary to keg to help things settle.
Only thing i didn't use was gelatin.
It was an extract recipe with about 3lbs of amber DME, 4lbs of extra light DME, a slew of simcoe hops, and S-04 dry yeast.
The beer tastes good and has the general color i was hoping for, but has that wheat beer haziness and "glow" to it.
Any suggestions for next time?