Beer thread
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@nzzp said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:
2 litres of a double-IPA.
bloody hell. By yourself?
Four Pirate Life IIPAs would have me near incapable of providing a quality review.
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@nzzp said in Movie review thread...:
@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:
2 litres of a double-IPA.
bloody hell. By yourself?
Who else would I trust to do it?
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Folks, how long do you leave your beer to condition/clear?
I have some IPA which is taking an age - 4 weeks so far - and I'm getting impatient.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
Folks, how long do you leave your beer to condition/clear?
I have some IPA which is taking an age - 4 weeks so far - and I'm getting impatient.
Depends really.
Hope you’ve found this advice helpful
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@Victor-Meldrew what sort of beer is it?
I either do nothing, or use a floating dip tube. Gelatine fining is really good after you have cold crashed. It strips out chill haze as well as floating junk.
Honestly though, I don't worry too much. Beers in the keg drop clear, so it's usually only hop burn from dry hopping I get concerned about.
In terms of timing, cold crash, gelatine and a floating intake get results in a couple of days... But the longer the better. If it's not dropping clear, it may be something in the recipe or the process
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@Victor-Meldrew ah, IPA. If it's not clear on 4 weeks, it probably won't happen. Try some gelatine if you've got the ability to add it.
Hazy beers don't scare people like they used to
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Thanks. It's clearing but uber-slowly. Will give it week or two and see how it tastes.
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@Victor-Meldrew
As the others have said, it is style dependent but 4 weeks conditioning should be enough for an American/English or west coast IPA.Obviously, for Hazy or NEIPA, then they are pretty much good to go once they are fully carbonated.
The only exception to that is sometimes they may need to wait a bit if there is some hop burn, that green burning flavour that you get when you used a heap of hops.One thing worth considering is using a whirlfloc tablet in your brews which works like gelatin and it helps to clear your beer. It's basically Irish Moss and purified Kappa carrageenan that encourages the precipitation of haze causing materials.
If you are using extract or kits, then you can simply dissolve the tablet in hot water and add it to your wort before pitching the yeast.
