Chill haze

[OHIOSTEVE]

I have read up on it some, but it is driving me crazy. My beer is crystal clear in the bottle until I stick it in the fridge. then BLAM. I bottled a batch in clear bottles and until geting cold you can read through it.. after getting chilled down you cant see through a bottle it is so bad. I do full boil AG beers.. my wort chiller drops the temp FAST, AND I cold crash before bottling. I have tried gelatin and ( only tried it once) the batch had grunge floating in it that was NOT There before the gelatin addition. The ONLY thing I can think to do is extend my cold crash to a couple of weeks , but will that drop ALL of my yeast out? AND will it benefit he appearance of the beer. I KNOW it is really irrelevant but to me it is just another thing to learn.

 

[DeafSmith]

I have the same problem, but I've found that after 3-4 weeks in the refrigerator they are crystal clear. Even after just a couple of weeks they are pretty clear, but need 3-4 weeks for best results. I haven't tried using gelatin or other finings.

 

[schweaty]

You can give White Labs Clarity-Ferm a try. It's an enzyme, one of a handful just recently released by White Labs, that cleaves the proteins and polyphenols. On their website they tested it on a blackberry wheat at NHC and the clarity-ferm worked well.

http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/product/0102252/white-labs-clarity-ferm
http://www.whitelabs.com/enzymes/experiment.html

"White Labs Fermentation Enzymes speed up biomechanical actions. They are naturally occuring and lower the energy needed for a reaction to occur. Enzymes can facilitate many of the reactions that take place during the mash or fermentation thus optimizing production efficiency. Because enzymes are very specific, they do not affect the final flavor of your beer. The dosage rate is 5 mls per 5 gallon batch. Each package of Clarity-Ferm contains 5 vials and is used prior to fermentation to prevent chill haze which is caused during storage by precipitation of proteins and polyphenols."

 

[Yooper]

I found that using Whirlfloc in the kettle at 15 minutes gives me clear beer, without chill haze. It's cheap, too.

 

[OHIOSTEVE]

I found that using Whirlfloc in the kettle at 15 minutes gives me clear beer, without chill haze. It's cheap, too.

I use whirlfloc YOOP. that is whats throwing me. As far as I know I am doing everything right but still getting it.

 

[OHIOSTEVE]

You can give White Labs Clarity-Ferm a try. It's an enzyme, one of a handful just recently released by White Labs, that cleaves the proteins and polyphenols. On their website they tested it on a blackberry wheat at NHC and the clarity-ferm worked well.

http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/product/0102252/white-labs-clarity-ferm
http://www.whitelabs.com/enzymes/experiment.html

thanks, I may give it a try

 

[wyzazz]

You can give White Labs Clarity-Ferm a try. It's an enzyme, one of a handful just recently released by White Labs, that cleaves the proteins and polyphenols. On their website they tested it on a blackberry wheat at NHC and the clarity-ferm worked well.

http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/product/0102252/white-labs-clarity-ferm
http://www.whitelabs.com/enzymes/experiment.html

I just got a free sample of this from the LHBS, giving it a try in my Centennial IPA right now.

 

[OHIOSTEVE]

I just got a free sample of this from the LHBS, giving it a try in my Centennial IPA right now.

please fill me in on how it works. I was at the LHBS this afternoon and he offered me a sample. ( I aasked about chill haze) (I am not brewing any time soon so I told him to let someone else try iy it as he only had one sample.

 

[schweaty]

Wyzazz, that is the best sig, EVER!

 

[wyzazz]

please fill me in on how it works. I was at the LHBS this afternoon and he offered me a sample. ( I aasked about chill haze) (I am not brewing any time soon so I told him to let someone else try iy it as he only had one sample.

Will do!

 

[wyzazz]

Wyzazz, that is the best sig, EVER!

I just happened to be commenting on a thread with Revvy and boy did he rip out a doozy! I'm partial to OHIOSTEVE's myself, it cracks me up every time I read it!!!:rockin:

 

[Selfsufficient]

I am fighting the clarity problem also, I just tried Irish Moss for the first time. Won't have any details for about 3 more weeks but it sounds like it won't make any difference.