Post a clear. Few ready to bottle.

[brewskiez]

Can I see some ready to bottle brews from carboys?

 

[Northbank]

Man, not sure what you are looking for exactly -- you can't eyeball the content of a carboy and see that it is ready. Some of mine have been crystal clear, some have been almost completely black, some have been clear on top, some have yeast rafts. Most of the time there is a layer of crusty old yeast around the top of the beer ....

... what are you actually trying to figure out?

 

[brewskiez]

I'm just curious how clear mine is I figure 5 gallons will never be translucent but maybe less hazy than this... I don't know

 

[A2HB]

Let it warm up a bit and the yeast should drop out a bit more. Your suspicions look correct, it could be a little more clear from what I'm seeing in that pic. How long has it been fermenting for? Also what type of beer is it?

 

[brewskiez]

It's a "Texas bock" its close to a week and a half. Temp always about 70'

 

[mongoose33]

I can't really tell how they're going to look in the glass from what I see in the carboy. It always looks murky to me, and then it gets in the glass and then there's terrific clarity there.

Some of this is that you don't have a light behind the carboy--not enough reflected light to really tell, but even then, light has to go through at least 12" of beer versus just a couple in a glass.

And if it's a dark beer, well, not sure what we'd expect to see.

 

[brewskiez]

That's kind of what I was thinking that it would be hard to see clarity in suck a large volume

 

[ncbrewer]

If other signs point to being ready to bottle, you could take a gravity sample - check the clarity and drink it after checking gravity. Then check again 2 or 3 days later. If it's clear or slightly hazy and gravity is stable and at a reasonable level, bottle.

 

[meatcleaver]

don't have any pics but here's an easy tip or at least how I check mine...
I take a very bright flashlight (3aa & 8 LED) & press it right against the side of the carboy & turn it on, shining the light into the liquid.
if it makes a big blur, like car headlights in a fog bank, then it's not ready.
when you can see a definite BEAM of light shining deep into the liquid, then it's ready.
some yeasts drop pretty clear in a week or 2, some take 4-6 weeks & occasionally longer. bigger beers (like your bock) cab take longer too.
its not scientific but it's easy & it'll keep you from bottling too early.

 

[davou]

don't have any pics but here's an easy tip or at least how I check mine...
I take a very bright flashlight (3aa & 8 LED) & press it right against the side of the carboy & turn it on, shining the light into the liquid.
if it makes a big blur, like car headlights in a fog bank, then it's not ready.
[...]
its not scientific but it's easy & it'll keep you from bottling too early.

Its also not very good advice at all :S I have a helles recipe that runs decently clear WELL before the gravity is terminal. starting the bottling process then would be disastrous. For bottling you should be looking for absolute measurable indications of fermentation being done.

 

[meatcleaver]

Its also not very good advice at all :S I have a helles recipe that runs decently clear WELL before the gravity is terminal. starting the bottling process then would be disastrous. For bottling you should be looking for absolute measurable indications of fermentation being done.

sorry, I should have started with, "after fermentation is complete".
my instructions were for determining an acceptable level of clarity only.
definitely make sure you've reached final gravity before you bottle!

 

[davou]

okay phew

 

[jbunton]

Saisons, and a brown ale