Cloudy beer help?

[Devonhomebrew]

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Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 23.0
Total Grain (kg): 4.150
Total Hops (g): 120.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.039 (°P): 9.8
Final Gravity (FG): 1.010 (°P): 2.6
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 3.83 %
Colour (SRM): 12.7 (EBC): 25.0
Bitterness (IBU): 70.1 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 70
Boil Time (Minutes): 60

Grain Bill
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3.500 kg Maris Otter Malt (84.34%)
0.400 kg Crystal 120 (9.64%)
0.250 kg Torrified Wheat (6.02%)

Hop Bill
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30.0 g Target Leaf (9% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (1.3 g/L)
30.0 g East Kent Golding Leaf (4.7% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes (Boil) (1.3 g/L)
30.0 g Northern Brewer Plug (9.6% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes (Boil) (1.3 g/L)
15.0 g East Kent Golding Leaf (4.7% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
15.0 g Northern Brewer Plug (9.6% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)

Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 66°C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 20°C with


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So that was a recipe i brewed so long ago all gone now i forgot to add both finings and protofloc is that the reason it came out cloudy because of the t.w if so how can i make it not cloudy?

 

[pittsy]

i would try using wheat malt instead , some times my wheat beers can clear after only about 8 weeks and thats with 60% wheat so only 300g should be fine , nice and clear . Also insure you chill quickly (wort) that helps reduce proteins and thats most likely what gave you hazy beer

 

[Devonhomebrew]

i would try using wheat malt instead , some times my wheat beers can clear after only about 8 weeks and thats with 60% wheat so only 300g should be fine , nice and clear . Also insure you chill quickly (wort) that helps reduce proteins and thats most likely what gave you hazy beer

Cheers pits oh and whats the best white labs yeast to use for hefes?

 

[Morgan]

What yeast did you use?

You could try gelatin or maybe add some isinglass.

 

[pittsy]

yeast , well my favourite so far has to be wlp300 but ferment at 18/20c as its already strong in banana and fermenting too high will give too much of it , But if you like less banana and more clove then wlp380 is the 1 you want . I am in the process of finding out if decoction is best but i already know that step infusion is better than single infusion , the results are a much smother light tasting heff where as single infusion tends to give you a slighty tarter taste , hope this helps

 

[Devonhomebrew]

yeast , well my favourite so far has to be wlp300 but ferment at 18/20c as its already strong in banana and fermenting too high will give too much of it , But if you like less banana and more clove then wlp380 is the 1 you want . I am in the process of finding out if decoction is best but i already know that step infusion is better than single infusion , the results are a much smother light tasting heff where as single infusion tends to give you a slighty tarter taste , hope this helps

Very helpful mate so stepped infusion ill try that will i be making a wit if i just use torrified wheat rather than wheat malt or a hefe?

 

[pittsy]

To be honest i don't know if you can/should use torrified wheat as a main , i have a few wit recipes and its mainly pale wheat with some torri wheat and pale ale malt , its the yeast that will give you a wit as long as you have plenty of pale wheat with it ,

 

[Devonhomebrew]

To be honest i don't know if you can/should use torrified wheat as a main , i have a few wit recipes and its mainly pale wheat with some torri wheat and pale ale malt , its the yeast that will give you a wit as long as you have plenty of pale wheat with it ,

cheers man will do that