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I brewed the following Oktoberfest Ale on 9/1, let it ferment at 68-70 for until 9/21, and then kegged it without a secondary. In the past I've done this without a secondary without any issues, but perhaps I've done something different with my yeast (S-04, I just sprinkled it in the wort) and/or grain choice?
Unlike previous brews where I force carbed the keg, this time I boiled 1/3cp of table sugar in 2 cups of water for 5 minutes and then added that to the keg. It was nice, as it made sure the beer was carbed immediately.
It wasn't until 11/2 that I moved it to my keezer (making sure the sugar had time to do its thing), and although it's now been weeks and almost half of it is gone, the beer remains incredibly cloudy, almost sewage in color and clarity.
Vienna (US) 6.5lb
Munich (BE) 2.0lb
Aromatic (BE) 0.5lb
Honey Malt (CA) 0.5lb
CaraVienne (BE) 0.5lb
CaraMunich (BE) 0.5lb
Tettnanger (US) 1.0oz @ 60min
Tettnanger (US) 0.5oz @ 30min
Tettnanger (US) 0.5oz @ 15min
Fermentis Yeast S-04
Irish Moss 1tsp @ 15min
5.5 Gallon batch. Single infusion batch sparge; mashed at 152.6 for 60 minutes. Pre-boil gravity was 1.044, post-boil/OG was 1.052, FG was 1.012. ABV 5.2%.
I've done 18 brews this year, and none have been this cloudy. I've only ever used S-04 once before in a stout, and this is the first beer using Honey Malt and Aromatic.
Any idea what I did wrong, or what I could do better next time to reduce the cloudyness/haze?
Unlike previous brews where I force carbed the keg, this time I boiled 1/3cp of table sugar in 2 cups of water for 5 minutes and then added that to the keg. It was nice, as it made sure the beer was carbed immediately.
It wasn't until 11/2 that I moved it to my keezer (making sure the sugar had time to do its thing), and although it's now been weeks and almost half of it is gone, the beer remains incredibly cloudy, almost sewage in color and clarity.
Vienna (US) 6.5lb
Munich (BE) 2.0lb
Aromatic (BE) 0.5lb
Honey Malt (CA) 0.5lb
CaraVienne (BE) 0.5lb
CaraMunich (BE) 0.5lb
Tettnanger (US) 1.0oz @ 60min
Tettnanger (US) 0.5oz @ 30min
Tettnanger (US) 0.5oz @ 15min
Fermentis Yeast S-04
Irish Moss 1tsp @ 15min
5.5 Gallon batch. Single infusion batch sparge; mashed at 152.6 for 60 minutes. Pre-boil gravity was 1.044, post-boil/OG was 1.052, FG was 1.012. ABV 5.2%.
I've done 18 brews this year, and none have been this cloudy. I've only ever used S-04 once before in a stout, and this is the first beer using Honey Malt and Aromatic.
Any idea what I did wrong, or what I could do better next time to reduce the cloudyness/haze?