Kristall vs regular weissbier

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badmajon

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Hello all, how does the making of 'kristall' weissbier differ than just making regular (cloudy) weissbier? Is it simply a matter of finding some way to make it clear (finings, filtration etc) or are recipies for kristall actually different? Just wondering, I've recently become a big fan and I would like to learn how to make it at home.
 
It's literally just clearing it with either time, finings or filtration. It was a regular weissbier at one point. Otherwise you couldn't call it a kristalweiss.
 
Typically on a hefewizen I don't use whirlfloc and don't fine at all after fermentation. I'd be willing to guess that a combination of whirlfloc and a gelatin cold crash would clear things up significantly.
 
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