Cant stop the chill haze.

[BrooZer]

its driving me nuts. I now use irish moss in the boil and an IM wort chiller.

Is it because i pour the wort into the fermenter through a strainer instead of siphoning?

I also have a batch of red ale in the secondary now, is it too late to add gelatin?

Ive read that Chill haze causes beer flavor to deteriote faster, is this true? I have an IPA that has chil haze and after only about 3 weeks in the bottle, the hop aroma is all but gone.

 

[AFAJ Brew Guy]

Are you getting a good cold break?

 

[TexLaw]

It is not too late to add gelatin in the secondary. In fact, that is the time to add it.


TL

 

[BrooZer]

Are you getting a good cold break?

I dont know how to tell but I bring 6 gallons of wort from near boil to 70 in about 25-30 minutes.

 

[BierMuncher]

Gelatin will help in the secondary.

Extended chill times for your bottles (or kegs) is the biggest factor.

If all the other conditions were right (good hard boil/hot break, good cold break, irish moss / Gelatin), then the beer will eventually clear with good long cold conditioning.

 

[homebrewer_99]

Tip of the day: Ceramic mugs!!

 

[BrooZer]

Tip of the day: Ceramic mugs!!

I hear ya, but part of enjoying beer and judging it is the way it looks!

 

[Blender]

BierMuncher nailed it. My clearest beers come from the new keg but they are always cold. I never got really clear beers in a bottle but then I also never had them in a refrigerator for an extended period after carbonation.

 

[homebrewer_99]

I hear ya, but part of enjoying beer and judging it is the way it looks!

I agree wholeheartedly, but I was trying to help a brother out...

 

[BrooZer]

I agree wholeheartedly, but I was trying to help a brother out...

Thanks, the quest for the perfect batch continues!!

 

[ohiobrewtus]

I used to have a chill haze issue in almost all of my beers. When I stopped dumping wort through a strainer into primary and started running is through the ball valve and hose on my keggle the chill haze issue seemed to have been taken care of.

I can't guarantee that was the sole source of the problem though. I may have changed something else about my procedues and not been aware of it or not remember.

 

[BrooZer]

I used to have a chill haze issue in almost all of my beers. When I stopped dumping wort through a strainer into primary and started running is through the ball valve and hose on my keggle the chill haze issue seemed to have been taken care of.

I can't guarantee that was the sole source of the problem though. I may have changed something else about my procedues and not been aware of it or not remember.

Thats definitely interesting, i will have to go to woorpooling from now on. Did the chill haze affect the flavor of your brews after time.

 

[jpseaton]

my first batches of extract brews all had problems with chill haze, then I changed yeast and I've had great results ever since. I like nottingham dry ale yeast or copper's gold. I guess it's better to be lucky than good.