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So... is there a decent backup plan to get the crud outa your beer post-boil if you forgot the Whirflok/Irish Moss? I normally use Clarity Ferm but wonder if this will be enough
 
I've had beers get plenty clear without addition of any finings. Depends on yeast strain. There are certainly options such as secondary fermentation, cold-crashing, gelating, polyclar, etc. Really the sky is the limit on getting clear beer.
 
I've had beers get plenty clear without addition of any finings. Depends on yeast strain. There are certainly options such as secondary fermentation, cold-crashing, gelating, polyclar, etc. Really the sky is the limit on getting clear beer.

I agree with most of the above but really all you need is time. I leave mine in the primary fermenter for 3 to 4 weeks. With a little care with racking to bottling bucket I leave most of the trub behind. Letting the beer sit in the bottling bucket for a few minutes lets what transferred settle out too. When ready to drink in 3 to 10 weeks, refrigerate for some time to let any chill haze settle out and pour carefully.:mug:
 
I never use clarity ferm or gelatin, or other post boil finings. I forget the whirlfloc about half the time...............but a well made beer will generally clear anyway.

The keys are a good hot break and a good cold break, and then using a highly flocculant yeast strain (or cold crashing to drop out the yeast).

Most of the clarity (or lack of) comes from the mashing and boiling techniques, and not post-fermentation finings anyway.

This is an old article, but maybe it could be helpful: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/clear-wort-clear-beer.html
 
I know that some here are skeptical of the Brulosophy "truby" exbeeriments that are mentioned frequently when clarity is discussed. On the other hand, based on their findings, and the fact that I haven't seen anyone able to demonstrate that the opposite is true, I've been operating under the assumption that if some trub makes its way into my fermenter, it doesn't matter, and may actually produce a clearer beer.

That said, my experience is limited, so I'm just trying to use the best information I can find, which is the Brulosophy exbeeriments thus far.
 
I get a nice Vigorous boil, I check and alter mash ph, and I no-chill

Crystal clear beer every time I intend on it.

If your beer doesn't clear than you need to look at other parts of your process. There are ion components that affect flocculation, there are mash issues like incomplete conversion that can cause starch haze and ingredients of course can lead to a hazy beer like wheat and it seems as though certain hop varieties in hop forward beers create haze.
 
Most of my beers go clear. I have only forgotten my Irish Moss or Super-Moss a few times. I tried gelatin once.

Other than that, if the beer tastes good, I could care less if it is not perfectly clear.
 
Most of my beers go clear. I have only forgotten my Irish Moss or Super-Moss a few times. I tried gelatin once.

Other than that, if the beer tastes good, I could care less if it is not perfectly clear.

Are you kegging or bottling?

Both.

Sometimes the first couple of pints off a keg are cloudy but after that they are pretty clear.
 
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