Cloudy Brew

[bigmur]

I brewed my first batch of beer this week, ferment has stoped and i put it into a secondary carboy. problem is that the beer is cloudy and i've been told not to bottle it. if i wait a few days will the beer clear?

 

[Cheesefood]

It will clear down some, but it's hard for us to say right now. Did you use any irish moss or finings?

What kind of brew did you make?

BTW, welcome to the best brewing forum on the internets!

 

[desiderata]

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On a serious note, you are doing right by using a secondary, aka clearing tank. If you leave it in there long enough (@ 2 weeks), then the sediment should mostly fall to the bottom and you can siphon clearer beer off of that.

The reason that Cheesefood asked what kind of beer you are making is because some styles are supposed to be cloudy, such as wheat beers.

Furthermore, if I'm correct, the cloudiness is purely cosmetic and should not affect the taste of the beer.

 

[dantodd]

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[Baron von BeeGee]

What was the recipe?

 

[ajf]

Welcome to the forum.
If you brewed this week (no matter what recipe you used), it is not surprising that your beer is still cloudy. It will almost certainly have a large amount of yeast in suspension. Leave it for a few weeks, and it will gradually clear as the yeast settles out. I usually leave my beers two weeks in the primary, and four to eight weeks in secondary. With this schedule racking to secondary, the beer is usually pretty clear. When bottling or kegging, there is usually only a very thin film of yeast on the bottom of the secondary.
I see no point in rushing things (but this could be because I always have at least 15 gallons of beer ready for drinking).

-a.

 

[david_42]

Brewing takes time. Your batch sounds perfectly normal for week one. Rushing it into the bottle will not make it age faster. If you are in a big hurry, go to the store.

 

[fiddup_is_a_middup]

I agree with the answers above. The beer just needs time to clear. (2 weeks in 2ndary is best)
I know, your want to get that beer in your belly as soon as possible, but It's definitly better to wait. (if you bottled now you would probably end up with 2 cases of bottle bombs and a huge mess.)
I have found that the hardest aspect of brewing my own beer is waiting to try it, but I have learned that while I wait I can always brew another batch. This will keep me occupied and later I will have more HB to drink and share

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