Cloudy IPA?

[Rhymenoceros]

So I have an IPA in primary right now about to be bottled. I took a hydro sample and it was nice and clear, and at my target gravity (maybe a tad high). So I dry hopped it with an ounce of cascade pellets. I just took some out to give it a smell and a taste and it was really cloudy. What might be up? Its been in the fermenter for a month.

 

[ohiobrewtus]

Dryhopping with pellets will do that. It will clear out with time. This is the main reason that I prefer to dryhop with leaf.

 

[Rhymenoceros]

Should I go ahead and bottle it, or should I give it time in the fermenter (still primary)?

 

[carnevoodoo]

Should I go ahead and bottle it, or should I give it time in the fermenter (still primary)?

I would just bottle it. It will clear in the bottles with time. Otherwise, your beer is a little cloudy, and that won't hurt anything.

 

[ohiobrewtus]

That all depends on how important clarity is to you. If I'm brewing a beer just for me and not for a competition, then I'm not overly concerned about clarity.

If you have other beers to drink, this one will probably clear up in a few weeks. If you're out of beer, then you'll be fine bottling it now.

 

[Homercidal]

If dryhopping, I'd recommend using whole leaf and a secondary fermenter. But the pellets will clear out. Maybe cold crash it?