I'm still bottling, and for a lot of styles, I like a nice clear beer. I typically fine with gelatin in the fermenter, cold crash for a few days, then bottle. Sometimes this produces a crystal clear beer when poured carefully off the yeast. Sometimes it doesn't. The beer can be nice and clear transferring from the fermenter to the bottling bucket, but once the yeast go back to work it hazes up again.
So far the best yeast for producing clear bottled beer that I've come across is Nottingham.
WLP029 has produced mixed results, with most attempts being somewhat hazy.
S05 typically drops nice and clear, but is a very powdery yeast so extra caution is needed when pouring off the yeast.
S04 is a mixed bag. Sometimes it's nice and clear, sometimes not.
1968 - used once, still had some haze. Really tasty yeast though.
I'm curious what other bottlers experiences have been with various yeasts. Do you have a favorite for producing nice clear bottled beer? I'm in search of a new yeast for making lagers. I've used WLP029 for all my attempts so far. I might give 34/70 a shot next.
So far the best yeast for producing clear bottled beer that I've come across is Nottingham.
WLP029 has produced mixed results, with most attempts being somewhat hazy.
S05 typically drops nice and clear, but is a very powdery yeast so extra caution is needed when pouring off the yeast.
S04 is a mixed bag. Sometimes it's nice and clear, sometimes not.
1968 - used once, still had some haze. Really tasty yeast though.
I'm curious what other bottlers experiences have been with various yeasts. Do you have a favorite for producing nice clear bottled beer? I'm in search of a new yeast for making lagers. I've used WLP029 for all my attempts so far. I might give 34/70 a shot next.
