IMO, by not using moss/floc, you'll end up with too much protein break in the beer, leaving it chewy.
I always use moss/whirlfloc in my NEIPAs. No other fining (except cold crashing, but is that really fining??). I'm brewing my 5th NEIPA this weekend and haven't seen an issue yet. IMO, by not using moss/floc, you'll end up with too much protein break in the beer, leaving it chewy. I could be wrong, but that's my peon brain thoughts on the subject.
I use whirlfloc in mine. I really like using it- but I don't like the "orange juice" look to my beers. I don't mind a little hops haze (or even a lot), but I don't want a ton of protein haze.
The two I have on tap right now are a little hazy, but not totally opaque like orange juice.
I love Trillium's beers, but really it's up to you what your goals are. I want my beer to look really great, and a murky beer doesn't look great to me.
Does most of the haze come from the low flocculation of the yeast and the massive amount of dry hops?
with one each pound of flaked oats, barely, and wheat may have so much protein in there that the whirlfoc did its regular job but that was indistinguishable in the final product of this beer.
Just some thoughts.
Good question, and here's the funny part: most people in my area are using Wyeast 1318 to make their NEIPAs. But if you look up that strain you'll see it has a high flocculation! So I am assuming it's mostly hop haze since that's what I use and usually get a very hazy beer.
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