Bottle Clarification

[jmhbutler]

Just experienced a strange bottling phenomenon that I was hoping to get an explanation for.

I'm rather inexperienced in bottling (started kegging on my first batch because my old man had the equipment I needed).

I brewed a hefeweizen and took no clarification precautions besides a 15min irish moss addition. The beer turned out great and somewhat cloudy with a strong chill haze.

Leaving the beer at room temperature, two months after bottling it suddenly dropped commercially clear - as clear as ones that have undergone cold crashes and gelatin additions.

Can anyone explain why this happened? Can I recreate the effect?

 

[Pie_Man]

Depending on the cause of the haze, the haze can clear up over time. I'd chill the beer to see if the chill haze returns. Chill haze does not form at room temperature.

With a hefe, the proteins in the wheat will likely form a chill haze once the beer is cooled which is perfectly acceptible for the style.

References:
http://byo.com/stories/item/486-conquer-chill-haze
http://morebeer.com/articles/clarifying_beer

 

[jmhbutler]

Thanks Pie Man,

The beer was completely clear at serving temp.