Beer thread
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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.
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Right, after another week and a bit it's cleared, so thanks to all the advice. Aroma is terrific - really citrus-sy and fresh. Taste is great and I think it will improve over the next few weeks. Quite a dry brew.
I think I might have this "brew in a bin and store and condition in 5L kegs" cracked. Onward...
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Next of the list is this Hazy IPA kit from Muntons - a big UK company who specialise in grain and malt products and brew beers to order or recipe for both big names and craft companies.) The reviews from the all grain folks rate them highly and up there with the all grain stuff. A 35 pint kit comes in at about £30.
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@Victor-Meldrew Two proper beer drinkers, who are probably handy at darts, in that video too.
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@Tim said in Beer thread:
@Victor-Meldrew Two proper beer drinkers, who are probably handy at darts, in that video too.
Beards probably aren't big enough.
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Good to see this thread come alive again.
After a big night of darts, bbq and loud music with a few mates in the garage ( Luke Littler inspired us ) my home brew took an absolute pounding. Just brewed the Mango one ( above ) and can confirm it smells just like Mango just juice so far. Definitely looking forward to trying it !
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Been recommended these kits as well so let me know how it tastes. About £29 each here in the UK.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Beer thread:
Been recommended these kits as well so let me know how it tastes. About £29 each here in the UK.
Love them. Various stages of really good on the whole……lots of variety.
The stouts I’ve done were actually from Black Rock, I haven’t done a MJ one yet.
( pro tip. Be sure to soak the bags of kit and brewing sugar in boiling water to make it easier to pour )
Have to consult my brewing notes…..
The first Golden Ale that came with the brewing kit was bog standard, really ordinary. The polite almost condescending smiles we got from those who tried them said it all……
The first Pink Grapefruit IPA was outstanding. Second time we brewed it not quite as good. We’ll go third time lucky on this cos I want to get it right, beautiful beer.
Hazy IPA outstanding. ( great feedback from other half’s family over Xmas )
Witbier Outstanding. ( it honestly tasted like something from a Belgiun bar, just beautiful )
Red IPA outstanding. ( nailed this one )
Pilsner Good.
Sabro Single Hop Good. ( double hopped this, made it a bit bitter )
American APA Good. ( we really built this one up, I mean, it’s good but not as brilliant as we hoped )
I think the best beer I’ve done would be the Black Rock Stout…..
Black Rock - CS Oatmeal Stout 1.7kg
Black Rock Oatmeal Stout has rich caramel and roasted characters from the selection of specialty malts, balanced with a moderate hop bitterness, and a smooth, silky texture from the malted oats. Combine 2 cans for asurpurb, full bodied stout. Ingredients Malts Caramalt, Lager, Roasted, Chocolate,...
…..but a lot of that would be down to the grated chocolate, coffee and rum that we added. Got some aging right now to crack open around April/May when it starts to cool down.
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@MN5 said in Beer thread:
( pro tip. Be sure to soak the bags of kit and brewing sugar in boiling water to make it easier to pour )
I put mine in the boiler cupboard overnight. I've also been told some people freeze them and peel the bags off, but I'm sceptical of any damage ice crystals might do.
