Did i ruin it?

[KegYeti]

For my fourth brew I did a Hopslam clone. I forgot to get ice for my bath so I ran out after boil and did some grocery shopping while there. Put it on ice an hour later. Hit my gravity but I noticed a lot of protein floating around. Did the delay ruin it?


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[wilconrad]

No, you didn't ruin it. RDWHAHB

 

[agrazela]

Did you have flame-out hop additions? If so, did they go in before or after the shopping trip?

Biggest things I can think of that a long delay before icing down would cause are some loss of hop aromas and maybe a wee bit more browning.

 

[KegYeti]

Went in before but took them out before I left. There was like an inch of settled protein in my hydrometer cylinder.


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[stonecutter2]

Settled material is better than the alternative. I think all will be well.

 

[Docbruw]

That's cold protein break. As others mentioned it normal.

 

[soccerdad]

Don't worry
'Bout a thing
'Cause every little thing
Gonna be alright
~ R. Marley

 

[KegYeti]

Thanks y'all. I knew it was protein but there was an S ton so I was worried. Especially with the expensive recipe.


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[djfriesen]

A "s" ton is a good. Everything that dropped out won't end up in the beer. You beer will get clearer faster than it would have anyway.



And leaving hops in after flameout can actually be a good thing for aroma. You would have essentially been doing a hopstand if you'd left the hops in while you went shopping.

 

[KegYeti]

15 minutes should've been good for the flameout hops though, right?


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