cloudy beer

[mancer62]

I made a mexican cerveza from wilkinsons 2 weeks ago today. I poured some into hydrometer test tube earlier and while fermentation is complete it is still very very cloudy. Is this cause for concern at this time or normal. Made loads of other brews but this is the cloudiest one so far by miles. :

 

[Brewbob]

Hi, I've never made that brew, but in my limited experience some seem to take more patience than others. If your cleaning technique is sound then I would stick with what you have, be a shame to waste it, if you're really worried put it in a secondary vessel in the cool before bottling/kegging etc, it worked wonders for my Hoppy Copper. Then after a week or so keg it as you would and condition it as normal. Even my Wherry that I didn't put in a secondary has cleared and changed from a thin sour tasting thing into a warm rounded very nice drink

 

[Cyclops]

I found my Cerveza took about a month to clear.

 

[winelight]

Just move the FV somewhere colder. No need to transfer the contents.

 

[rpt]

Once the gravity is constant let it sit at fermentation temperature for a few days and then put it somewhere cooler for a few more days. A concrete floor is good as it will suck the heat out. This will help clear the beer. I have one beer that was really cloudy even once bottled. Finally, I poured a clear pint the other night - it has taken about 3 months to clear.

 

[graysalchemy]

Just move the FV somewhere colder. No need to transfer the contents.

If you are leaving it for any length of time ie a few weeks past normal fermentation i would drop it into a clean secondary to avoid the risk of infection. Dried on yeast scum can drop back into the beer and is more than likely harbouring wild yeast and bacteria by that time.

I always drop into secondary anyway 3 days after fermentation has completed.

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[marksa222]

my lager went into bottles cloudy as hell but after bottling, they cleared within 10 days.... until I put them in the fridge... then chill haze ruined everything

 

[rpt]

I always drop into secondary anyway 3 days after fermentation has completed.

So you aren't worried by the lack of a CO2 blanket protecting your brew? I was recommended by someone on here (might have been pittsy or piddledribble) to transfer to secondary before fermentation had finished so that it would make its own CO2 protection.

 

[marksa222]

don't they advise a "tighter fit" for a secondary so there's less head space for o2 to work in? I've seen some 23l carboys that look like they'd do the job.

 

[graysalchemy]

I always drop into secondary anyway 3 days after fermentation has completed.

So you aren't worried by the lack of a CO2 blanket protecting your brew? I was recommended by someone on here (might have been pittsy or piddledribble) to transfer to secondary before fermentation had finished so that it would make its own CO2 protection.

Usually I wait till fermentation has ended then wait 2 days for diacetyl rest then transfer, there is usually still enough co2 coming out of solution when you transfer it.

My bitter I have just bottled still had loads of co2 in it at bottling.

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