Did I kill my mash?

[Vale71]

Because of the beta-glucans. They're unfermentable so your beer is stuck with them. The only way to render them harmless would be to add enzymes (beta-glucanase) to the beer.

 

[odie]

After a few days cold crashing it never cleared up. Kegged it and had to leave 1/2-3/4 gallons in the fermenter. Used a full pack of gelatin. Let it carb in the kegerator for a week and see what comes out the tap

 

[odie]

Still very cloudy. Needs more time? Or beyond help?

 

[ba-brewer]

Have you tasted it yet? What was the intended style?

 

[odie]

Very grapefruity. But I did dry hop the keg so not unexpected. But the clarity is zero. Beyond hazy ipa I think. You can feel the silt when drinking. Like drinking muddy water

 

[ba-brewer]

Nothing like a beer you can sink your teeth into.

Sounds like it did not turn sour or funky so maybe time will get it to drop.

 

[grampamark]

Very grapefruity. But I did dry hop the keg so not unexpected. But the clarity is zero. Beyond hazy ipa I think. You can feel the silt when drinking. Like drinking muddy water

Well, there’s your problem.

You probably have hop particles at the bottom of the keg (unless you used a bag, or something to contain the big pieces). You may have to pull 3 or 4 pints, maybe more, to pull the sludge from around the liquid dip tube. And, you may have to unclog the tube and/or the poppet.

 

[day_trippr]

If you read this thread from the beginning it's clear the hops have little to do with the outcome...

Cheers!

 

[grampamark]

If you read this thread from the beginning it's clear the hops have little to do with the outcome...

Cheers!

It’s clear there’s nothing clear about this batch.

But, if he did throw some hop pellets straight into the keg, there might be something closer to clear beer above the sludge.

 

[odie]

about an ounce of unmarked, random, unknown, leftover hops. Bagged with a stocking...those things in the women's apparel section...

the last time I dry hopped this same recipe with the same method, there was no haze or cloudiness...nor serious "grapefruit" flavor. But the hoppyness did dissipate as the beer was drunk. I assume hop bag sank to the bottom next to the pick up tube and as the beers were being tapped the hops diminished in their potency.

The cloudiness is not from the hops. The beer never dropped clear in the fermenter, not in the cold crash...and I guess not from gelatin either.

Some how related to the grain soaking overnight in the kettle before starting heating mash process in the morning while leaving for work...A failed experiment in absentee mashing???

 

[day_trippr]

No doubt about that...

Cheers!

 

[odie]

Poured a few pints. Still very hazy but not as bad nor grapefruity as before. Drinkable. Not sure if this is as clear as it will get or if I need a second dose of gelatin

 

[odie]

FG is 1.028. I guess it’s about 4.2%. I suppose a lot of nonfermentables? Used Nottingham yeast

 

[ba-brewer]

I recall seeing people complaining about a little crystal making their beers cloyingly sweet, wonder what they would say to your 1.028FG beer.

I think 1050 to 1028 is closer to 3%.

 

[day_trippr]

I can think of a few suitable responses...

Cheers!

 

[odie]

I recall seeing people complaining about a little crystal making their beers cloyingly sweet, wonder what they would say to your 1.028FG beer.

I think 1050 to 1028 is closer to 3%.

OG was 1060.. SG from the mash was 1050. Either way I thought it would finish lower. I did the FG from the tap. Maybe it’s the murky stuff at the bottom of the keg. If it ever clears up I’ll measure it again

 

[ba-brewer]

Sorry must not have looked far enough.

 

[odie]

Hey I had to scroll back on this disaster too...lol [emoji482]

 

[ba-brewer]

Just curious what type of beer were you intending and what was your IBUs?

1028 is a pretty high FG, curious if you have enough IBUs to balance the sweetness.

 

[odie]

Pale Ale. Basically a SNPA. it’s not sweet at all. Did this same recipe before and it came out pretty good. This time I got the mash all jacked up. Amazing the difference