NEIPA....cold crash? Clarify?

[Carlson8tor]

I always cold crash. The gelatin isn’t going to clear it all the way. So in my opinion there is no need to fine it.

 

[samandbekah]

It just needed about a week of cold crashing that taste is gone. One thing I did was every few days I poured a small sample which you can clearly see is the gunk... Then the beer starts to pour clearer... I think this helped speed up the process, did it about three times and I am getting that delicious flavor and aromas I expected.

 

[yourlastchance89]

How do you guys cold crash without introducing oxygen into your fermenter? I have a SS brew bucket and always just rack straight into the keg because of this reason.

I always just figured if I dump the first 8-16 ounces out of the keg after its been cold for a few days that was good enough.

Didn't scroll through the whole thread so I don't know if someone covered this. I attach a large party balloon with electrical tape to tubing, fill it as full as possible with co2, then quickly swap it in place with the blow off tube on the fermenter. I would imagine little o2 is introduced and it provides pure co2 for any vacuum that forms from the temperature drop.

 

[muledogus]

I cold crashed my last two IPAs. They were still hazy but there was no sediment at the bottom of the empty kegs so I presume the cold-crashing did it's thing.

Same. I could not believe how clean the bottoms of my last two kegs were after cold-crashing those batches.

Edit: and to chime in about how to cold crash. I just used a plugged up stopper in my anvil SS bucket fermenter and had no issues whatsoever.