clear beer

[knowle]

just a quick question chaps.
how clear can i get my beer before bottling and still have enough yeast for carbonation.

cheers ,Chris...

 

[Dunfie]

Bottled beer usually clears very well (except when you have any protien haze problems). Once its finished fermenting move it somewhere cooler for a couple of days before bottling. This will help the yeast precipitate but even when looking clear there will still be enough yeast in suspension to enable carbonation.

 

[knowle]

thanks for that .
just took a hydrometer reading and it was 1012 .its a milestone ipa and the instructions say get it down to around 1009 before bottling so i will give it another few days or so. had a taste though and it wasnt half bad.

 

[Mark1964]

you could add 2oz gelatine to your fv by melting it in a bit of water or your beer. Stir gently then bottle a couple of days later