too much grain?

[tosh1292]

Hi -

I recently brewed a Nugget Nectar clone with a couple of my cousins. During the brew process, the grain bag got a hole in it, and probably about a quarter of the steeping grains stayed in the brewpot.

I just transferred it to a carboy for secondary fermentation, and even after a few days, it is VERY cloudy (I used whirlfloc in the brew process).

Is there anything I can do to help this settle out? Is it going to affect the flavor of the final product? Any advice would be welcome.

Thanks.
Doug
Arnold, MD

 

[Calder]

It will clear eventually. As I just noted in another thread:

'Brewing Beers Like Those You Buy', circa 1970 by the late Dave Line, provided directions to leave steeped grains in for the whole boil for extract brews. While we know a lot more now, and wouldn't advocate that practice, one must assume it produced decent beer without too many problems.

 

[kh54s10]

Right, no worries, the sediment will settle. Just give it a few days to 3-4 weeks after you have reached final gravity.

 

[rickysal24]

Just let it sit in secondary for longer and keep it on the lower end of the acceptable fermentation temp


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[Valtyr]

You could also try cold crashing or using geletain finings to clear it up, if it doesn't seem to be getting as clear as you'd like. I'd give it a couple weeks before doing that, though. Even then, cold crashing couldn't hurt, if you have the ability to do so.