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Coopers IPA cloudy

Discussion in 'Extract Brewing' started by SippinSudz, Apr 1, 2015.

 

  1. #1
    SippinSudz

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Apr 1, 2015
    Hey all. 8 brews in.

    21 days in primary.

    Coopers IPA
    1000g DME
    300g Dextrose
    OG 1.052
    Topped up to 20L

    On day 21 here, I took a sample for a reading of 1.010. My fermenter, soon to be bottling bucket, has a spigot that I installed on the bottle, a good 2" from where the trub sits. I took a sample from the spigot for hydrometer, always starsan blast the inside after, will be stopping this for next brew yadda yadda

    Anyways... The sample is quite cloudy. I let it sit for 60m on the counter after and still cloudy.

    I didn't dry hop, I didn't move the bucket.
    Wonder if just pouring the spigot lifted some trub.. Hasn't happened before tho.
    Also... This is my first IPA. Wow it's got some bitterness! Love it so far.
     
  2. #2
    unionrdr

    Homebrewer, author & air gun shooter  

    Posted Apr 2, 2015
    I had that happen with my kottbusser after 5 weeks and a couple days. By the time I started racking to the bottling bucket, I saw some plugs coming out of the tap in spurts before it flowed normally. By the time I bottled it all, it was only very slightly misty. Cleared up after a couple days in the bottles.
    When I'd taken an FG sample a few days prior, it was cloudy. Not so a few days later when the plugged spigot cleared out. First time I ever had that happen.
     
  3. #3
    SippinSudz

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Apr 2, 2015
    24 hours later, I took another sample. Appeared to have cleared up much better, but no where near expected.

    I wanted to bottle soon, Gravity has remained at 1.010. Will see if remains the same in a couple more days.

    Clearing in the bottle is fine for me, but I would prefer least amount of settling in the bottles
     
  4. #4
    unionrdr

    Homebrewer, author & air gun shooter  

    Posted Apr 4, 2015
    Yeah, me too. That's why I let it settle out clear or slightly misty before bottling. Clears faster with less dregs in the bottles.
     
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