Doc Robinson
Well-Known Member
I'm about to give up. I've used irish moss, gelatin, cold crashing, and filtering with a 1 micron filter. I have brewed maybe 15 batches, of which 2 have been crystal. The rest are not.
My most recent was a Kolsch. I primaried for a month, cold crashed at 30 for a week, racked to a corny and let it sit over night in the fridge, pumped it through a 1 micron filter, and forced carbed it at 30 psi for a 5 minute shake. The ****er is opaque...I can't even see an outline of my fingers on the other side of the glass.
The beer flowing through the racking cane looked clear as glass...in the carboy it looked brilliant...WHAT THE F*CK IS GOING ON!?
My only thoughts at this point: (1) the quick force carbing had some effect & (2) I'm not getting a good cold break using a counterflow chiller.
I just don't know any more.
My most recent was a Kolsch. I primaried for a month, cold crashed at 30 for a week, racked to a corny and let it sit over night in the fridge, pumped it through a 1 micron filter, and forced carbed it at 30 psi for a 5 minute shake. The ****er is opaque...I can't even see an outline of my fingers on the other side of the glass.
The beer flowing through the racking cane looked clear as glass...in the carboy it looked brilliant...WHAT THE F*CK IS GOING ON!?
My only thoughts at this point: (1) the quick force carbing had some effect & (2) I'm not getting a good cold break using a counterflow chiller.
I just don't know any more.