kbonnel
Member
Hi,
So, I just did my 2nd batch. I did another Belgian Wit and an Alt Ale. I pretty much followed the same process as my first batch, keeping both in the primary for about 14 days. (might have been 12 - 13, but I can't remember). The initial OG was 1.046 for the Alt Ale, and - 1.048 for the Wit. When I racked them, there was no noticeable activity for a few days. (but there was a LOT of activity the first 5 days!) I put both into secondaries for another 5 - 7 days, where there was no noticeable activity in either. The only difference between this batch and the previous, is that I didn't let the secondary cool down in the basement (to around 60) before racking them into my kegs. (I was told this would result in the beer being clearer due to the yeast clumping together and falling out of solution).
So, as a result, I have some seriously cloudy beer, and I am wondering if I took them out too early? When I racked into my secondary, my readings were right around 1.018 - 1.020 on both, which I seem to remember being about the same on my last batch, which were a LOT clearer. I figured that if there was any fermentation left, it would have finished up in the secondary, but maybe that didn't happen. When I take a drink, it tastes good (always a nice sign), but there seems to be a after taste, sorta alcoholic in nature, and seems to be on both of them.
Here is a pick of the wit and the alt ale:
So, I just did my 2nd batch. I did another Belgian Wit and an Alt Ale. I pretty much followed the same process as my first batch, keeping both in the primary for about 14 days. (might have been 12 - 13, but I can't remember). The initial OG was 1.046 for the Alt Ale, and - 1.048 for the Wit. When I racked them, there was no noticeable activity for a few days. (but there was a LOT of activity the first 5 days!) I put both into secondaries for another 5 - 7 days, where there was no noticeable activity in either. The only difference between this batch and the previous, is that I didn't let the secondary cool down in the basement (to around 60) before racking them into my kegs. (I was told this would result in the beer being clearer due to the yeast clumping together and falling out of solution).
So, as a result, I have some seriously cloudy beer, and I am wondering if I took them out too early? When I racked into my secondary, my readings were right around 1.018 - 1.020 on both, which I seem to remember being about the same on my last batch, which were a LOT clearer. I figured that if there was any fermentation left, it would have finished up in the secondary, but maybe that didn't happen. When I take a drink, it tastes good (always a nice sign), but there seems to be a after taste, sorta alcoholic in nature, and seems to be on both of them.
Here is a pick of the wit and the alt ale: