Very cloudy first Cider

[PHW39]

Hi there, just done my first cider without a kit but i have a couple of questions, any advice much appreciated.
recipe was
4.5L ASDA (Walmart) apple juice from concentrate (was clear when added, had no preservatives in it)
1/2 cup strong tea
1tsp pectolase
yeast.
it's 1st ferment brewed out great but is very cloudy, so i added another spoon of pectolase but no change.
it's current gravity is just below 1.000 and has been stead for several days

I want to bottle this for secondary fermentation to add some fizz but;
will it clear if i bottle it now?
should i get it clearer before bottling ?
should i rack it off first before bottling ?
if i put it somewhere cooler to clear and then bottle and prime will 2nd fermentation start when put back into a warm place?

picky of it now attached.

thanks Paul.

 

[z-bob]

You don't need any pectolase; save your money.

What yeast did you use? It will drop out eventually, but it might take a while if it's a non-flocculant variety. I see bubbles at the top, so the yeast probably isn't finished.

Sparkolloid would knock it out in a week or less.

 

[ArkotRamathorn]

How long has it been sitting in total? Have you transfered this from the primary vessel at all?

I had fairly cloudy cider for about 2 weeks, at about 4 weeks it started to drop, I cold crashed it out on my patio (went down to around 30ish) for I think I had it out there for a 2 nights keeping it nice and cold. Sometimes you may need to transfer it off the lees (trub/yeast) and should help to start clearing it.

I would leave it for longer depending on how long you've had it in primary. From your picture it doesn't look like much lees have settled out yet so I would be led to think it hasnt been sitting for very long/yeast isnt quite done yet. Cold crashing got my cider to clear out really really nicely.

 

[Strut]

It isn't done yet, don't get ahead of yourself. The bubbles alone tell you that the process isn't over. Even after the yeasts convert the sugars, they still play a role in cleaning up the cider, by removing chemicals that can produce off-flavors.

The cider also needs to off-gas before it will clear. Their is a lot of CO2 in suspension after fermentation completes which will prevent clearing. I would give it another week in your primary, then rack it into a secondary until it clears. The racking will help it off-gas. The longer you secondary the better your cider will be. Cold crashing the secondary after a week or two should speed things along if needed.

 

[z-bob]

You can also just shake the primary to off-gas it. I did that with a beer that was stuck; it dropped a whole bunch of sediment overnight and the yeast took off again. Now (a few days later) it's starting to clear.