More clear beer?

[Pyg]

I am just finding in up my second ale and it is cloudy.
My first beer, a pale ale I didn't use whirlfloc or moss.
My second ale I used whirlfloc at 10 min before flameout.
I even tried cold crash.
I know the color is due to the LME added to early.
What causes the cloudiness and haze?
And how do I get rid of it in my next batch?
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[flars]

Is this a wheat beer? Wheat beers will remain a little hazy.

 

[Pyg]

Is this a wheat beer? Wheat beers will remain a little hazy.

No wheat, just an ale. All Extract.
3#LME
2#DME
No grains

 

[flars]

Even though your beer is formulated with LME and DME, it could still be a wheat beer. Would need the type of extract used.
Have you crash cooled the beer in the fermentor? This could also be chill haze, which will dissipate with bottle conditioning.

 

[drainbamage]

Did you dry-hop? Dry-hopped beers can be cloudy.

 

[Pyg]

Did you dry-hop? Dry-hopped beers can be cloudy.

Not dry hopped.

 

[brewprint]

A fast hotbreak will help. When it's just starting to boil keep as much heat as you can without a boil over.

I found when I was doing extract (which wasn't but a couple weeks ago) I used a smaller pot and I would have to let off of the heat sometimes. Now I do BIAB and the pot is big enough to just keep the cranked heat without a boil over. Maybe that'll help make a clearer beer? I'll find out in a couple of weeks.

I also found that the longer the beer sits in the keg that the clearer the beer gets.

 

[kh54s10]

How long has it been fermenting. It just may take some more time.

Also you are looking through a large mass of liquid. It will look a lot lighter and more clear in a glass.

Other than that, unless you are entering a brew in a contest, and the beer tastes good, why worry if it is a little cloudy?

 

[unionrdr]

A good hot break helps. So does a good cold break when chilling the wort. I also use half a Whirlfloc tablet 10 or 15 minutes from the end of the boil. A high flocculation yeast also helps.

 

[Homercidal]

Some yeasts don't flocculate as well as others.

Having a good amount of Calcium will help clarity.

Adding Irish Moss or Whirlfloc tabs haven't proven to be really effective in my experience.

Cold crashing helps speed the process, though.