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Message: <blockquote data-quote="zacster" data-source="post: 9242804" data-attributes="member: 16129">When I brew my lagers I always split the batch into 2 3 gallon carboys and split the yeast accordingly and the 2 fermenters are always pretty much the same.  My latest batch called for dry hopping and rather than deal with 2 bags of hops I put it all on one side.  I noticed immediately that the hops made it a bit cloudy and when I pulled them out I assumed that the residue would drop in the cold beer, but it hasn't.  The other carboy without the hops is crystal clear.  At this point I usually just combine them into the keg since they are actually the same brew.  Is there anything I can do to clarify the one cloudy one short of running through a filter?  What would make the hop residue drop out?  I used a whirlfloc tab in the brew and that makes the hot break just drop, and everything else too, but this is cold.Transferring to the keg involves siphoning.  Would a filter work at that point or does that just introduce other problems, like oxidation? And what kind of filter?  The bag obviously wasn't fine enough, would it require paper?  Coffee filters?  I just don't really want to do that.  Would it clarify in the keg?  It is already at cold temps, ~2.5C/37F.  I'm going to try to drop the temp a bit more if my fridge can do it as soon as I'm done typing!Any advice?  It isn't the end of the world to have cloudy beer but I see how clear the one side is.</blockquote>

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